The tourism industry provides a range of employment opportunites for many citizens, improving their overall well being with increased income. Many developing countries like Vietnam and Thailand rely on tourist revenue to supply local jobs and services to the community. This income, once earned, will benefit local people and their families which will in turn improve their overall lifestyle. Tourism revenue can also be used to improve the infrastructure with better roads and other facilities being built. Countries that have a large influx of tourists, for example, ensure that airports and roads are built to faciliate movement to the tourist destinations. In addition to these economic benefits, tourism most importantly promotes cross cultural experiences where citizens broaden their horizons by meeting people from all over the world. It can clearly be seen that international tourism results in many benefits for the host country.
However, concerns have been raised by local communities and other governing bodies about the negative impact tourists have on tourist destinations and the local environment. When a large number of tourists arrive at a destination, they are there to enjoy themselves, and don't care what footprint they leave in the local area. Tourists litter the streets, beaches and water ways. Furthermore, they break rules and behave in a way that insults the native inhabitants. By flying or driving to destinations they also contribute to the air pollution and the global warming.
In conclusion, though there are negative impacts of increased tourist numbers at many destinations, it cannot be denied that the extra income and improved infrastructure and employment rates benefits the country. We can curb poor tourist behaviour by introducing rules and local laws to encourage host countries to promote eco-tourism. International tourism is here to stay and clearly benefits a country's economy.
The
tourism
industry provides a range of employment
opportunites
for
many
citizens, improving their
overall
well being
with increased income.
Many
developing
countries
like Vietnam and Thailand rely on
tourist
revenue to supply
local
jobs and services to the community. This income, once earned, will
benefit
local
people
and their families which will in turn
improve
their
overall
lifestyle.
Tourism
revenue can
also
be
used
to
improve
the infrastructure with better roads and other facilities
being built
.
Countries
that have a large influx of
tourists
,
for example
, ensure that airports and roads
are built
to
faciliate
movement to the
tourist
destinations
.
In addition
to these economic
benefits
,
tourism
most
importantly
promotes cross cultural experiences where citizens broaden their horizons by meeting
people
from all over the world. It can
clearly
be
seen
that international
tourism
results in
many
benefits
for the host country.
However
, concerns have
been raised
by
local
communities and other governing bodies about the
negative
impact
tourists
have on
tourist
destinations
and the
local
environment. When
a large number of
tourists
arrive at a
destination
, they are there to enjoy themselves, and don't care what footprint they
leave
in the
local
area.
Tourists
litter the streets, beaches and water ways.
Furthermore
, they break
rules
and behave in a way that insults the native inhabitants. By flying or driving to
destinations
they
also
contribute to the air pollution and the global warming.
In conclusion
, though there are
negative
impacts of increased
tourist
numbers at
many
destinations
, it cannot
be denied
that the extra income and
improved
infrastructure and employment rates
benefits
the
country
. We can curb poor
tourist
behaviour
by introducing
rules
and
local
laws to encourage host
countries
to promote
eco-tourism
. International
tourism
is here to stay and
clearly
benefits
a country's economy.