Whether or not tourist destinations benefit from international tourism is a debatable issue. To sonic governments, the local economic benefits are worth the overcrowding and hiked prices of the tourist season. However, there are environmental and social costs and other risks of relying on tourism as a major source of annual income.
Sleepy coastal communities can be changed beyond recognition by mass-market tourism. Package holiday companies operate huge numbers of low-cost flights to high-rise hotels in developing countries every summer. This means, of course, that easy money can be had servicing this seasonal influx and the government sees increased tax revenue and local employment. However, when the tourist season comes to an end, employment ceases and the area becomes a ghost town. The social cohesion of a small community can also be blighted by the seasonal migration of people to the cities to look for work out of season, leaving only the elderly behind. This is perhaps made worse by second home owners, who drive up house prices beyond the means of local inhabitants.
On the other hand, the local community do gain language skills and other fringe benefits of cultural exchange. Such a large volume of travellers every year can cause environmental problems to fragile habitats and historical sites. Age-old stone remains can be worn away and traditional buildings demolished in favour of bland international hotels. Local infrastructure can also fail to cope with large numbers of visitors, leading to pollution and litter. However, over time this can change as the economy improves and tourism becomes more of an established industry. Local government investment in infrastructure should ensure repeat trade and further benefits for the economy.
Overall, tourism can be a good source of income for countries blessed with natural beauty or sites of historical interest. However, governments must ensure that the wishes of local businesses are not put before the needs of the local community and that any revenue generated by tourism is reinvested in the area to protect the local environment. 
 Whether or not
 tourist destinations  
benefit
 from international  
tourism
 is a debatable issue. To sonic  
governments
, the  
local
 economic  
benefits
 are worth the overcrowding and hiked prices of the tourist season.  
However
, there are environmental and social costs and other  
risks
 of relying on  
tourism
 as a major source of annual income.
Sleepy coastal  
communities
 can be  
changed
 beyond recognition by mass-market  
tourism
. Package holiday  
companies
 operate huge numbers of low-cost flights to high-rise hotels in  
developing countries
 every summer. This means,  
of course
, that easy money can  
be had
 servicing this seasonal influx and the  
government
  sees
 increased tax revenue and  
local
 employment.  
However
, when the tourist season  
comes
 to an  
end
, employment ceases and the area becomes a ghost town. The social cohesion of a  
small
  community
 can  
also
  be blighted
 by the seasonal migration of  
people
 to the cities to look for work out of season, leaving  
only
 the elderly behind. This is perhaps made worse by second  
home owners
, who drive up  
house
 prices beyond the means of  
local
 inhabitants. 
On the other hand
, the  
local
  community
 do gain language  
skills
 and other fringe  
benefits
 of cultural exchange. Such a large volume of  
travellers
 every year can cause environmental problems to fragile habitats and historical sites. Age- 
old
 stone remains can  
be worn
 away and traditional buildings demolished in  
favour
 of bland international hotels.  
Local
 infrastructure can  
also
 fail to cope with large numbers of visitors, leading to pollution and litter.  
However
, over time this can  
change
 as the economy  
improves
 and  
tourism
 becomes more of an established industry.  
Local
  government
 investment in infrastructure should ensure repeat trade and  
further
  benefits
 for the economy. 
Overall
,  
tourism
 can be a  
good
 source of income for countries blessed with natural beauty or sites of historical interest.  
However
,  
governments
  must
 ensure that the wishes of  
local
 businesses are not put  
before
 the needs of the  
local
  community
 and that any revenue generated by  
tourism
  is reinvested
 in the area to protect the  
local
 environment.