In recent decades, low cost airfare has made international travel easier and many countries have, therefore, developed their tourism industries into key sectors of their economies. While it is clear tourism brings obvious benefits to the countries that host tourists, it is also true to say it may bring disadvantages as well.
Undoubtedly, there are significant benefits that tourism brings to a country. First, a thriving tourist industry implies an increasing need for a variety of services such as hotels, transport, restaurants, and entertainment. This results in a considerable number of jobs being created for people who lack a college education and also the development of the infrastructure needed to accommodate visitors. Moreover, tourism is a "green" industry that, unlike factories, generates a low level of pollution. In fact, because beautiful natural landscapes are often places that tourists come to see, a country will often be sure to maintain the landscape in order to keep it attractive for tourists.
Despite the benefits, there are aspects of tourism that may prove harmful to a country. For instance, a country may suffer from the loss of their traditional culture. This is caused by people in a country changing their lifestyle, customs, and language in order to more effectively serve visitors or because they become influenced by foreign countries. This can cause stress in a traditional society and could even lead to animosity towards tourists. In addition, because tourists often carry expensive objects like cameras and are unaware of their surroundings, they make good targets for theft. Crime also increases as a result of the increases in drugs and prostitution that caters to some vacationers.
In summary, global tourism is greatly beneficial to an economy and environment of a country. However, it can be detrimental in several ways. To my way of thinking, a country should seek to develop its tourism industry because it can bring steady jobs to many people without their need for higher education and without the risk of environmental damages.
In recent decades, low cost airfare has made international travel easier and
many
countries
have,
therefore
, developed their
tourism
industries
into key sectors of their economies. While it is
clear
tourism
brings
obvious benefits to the
countries
that host
tourists
, it is
also
true to say it may
bring
disadvantages
as well
.
Undoubtedly
, there are significant benefits that
tourism
brings
to a
country
.
First
, a thriving
tourist
industry
implies an increasing need for a variety of services such as hotels, transport, restaurants, and entertainment. This results in a considerable number of jobs
being created
for
people
who lack a college education and
also
the development of the infrastructure needed to accommodate visitors.
Moreover
,
tourism
is a
"
green
"
industry
that, unlike factories, generates a low level of pollution. In fact,
because
beautiful
natural landscapes are
often
places that
tourists
come
to
see
, a
country
will
often
be sure to maintain the landscape in order to
keep
it attractive for tourists.
Despite the benefits, there are aspects of
tourism
that may prove harmful to a
country
.
For instance
, a
country
may suffer from the loss of their traditional culture. This
is caused
by
people
in a
country
changing their lifestyle, customs, and language in order to more
effectively
serve visitors or
because
they become influenced by foreign
countries
. This can cause
stress
in a traditional society and could even lead to animosity towards
tourists
.
In addition
,
because
tourists
often
carry expensive objects like cameras and are unaware of their surroundings, they
make
good
targets for theft. Crime
also
increases
as a result
of the increases in drugs and prostitution that caters to
some
vacationers.
In summary, global
tourism
is
greatly
beneficial to an economy and environment of a
country
.
However
, it can be detrimental in several ways. To my way of thinking, a
country
should seek to develop its
tourism
industry
because
it can
bring
steady jobs to
many
people
without their need for higher education and without the
risk
of environmental damages.