Impacts of hosting the 2012 Olympic games will gave on London tourism & travel industry?

The London Games will have an immediate effect on the Tourist Industry as people from all over the World will visit London. Reading your question, reads like an academic question - how about you do your own homework without asking people on here to do it for you?

Tourism usually declines after the Olympics and this happens every year. People think "It'll be so busy there because of the Olympics, I'll not bother going".

There will be lots of tourists coming to london, which will help the uk economy grow.

social and cultural impacts: positive: shared experience revitalizing traditions building community pride negative: community alienation and manipulation bad behavior (drug abuse, prostitution) physical and environmental: positive: showcasing the environment improved transport and communications urban renewal negative: environmental damage pollution traffic congestion political: positive: international prestige social cohesion improved profile negative: risk of failure propagandizing loss of community ownership and control economic: positive: higher yield job creation negative: community resistance financial loss loss of authenticity

Tourist facilities like hotels and restaurants will be very busy for a few weeks. In the long term Londoners will be stung via their taxes for the huge cost of the Olympic charade

Well, think about it