Staying at hotels is most people’s option, when they are traveling in other places, and under this circumstance, some people believe that they should not stay in such places, since in these places, they cannot obtain knowledge about local culture. Compared to home stay, in hotels tourists’ exposure to local culture is less; however, I believe that the question of whether they should stay at hotels or not depends on their individual circumstances / situation.
It is true that there are several lines of evidence supporting the view that people should not opt for hotels during their trips, since it will prevent them from gaining knowledge of local culture. To be more specific, in hotels, people get almost no chance of interacting with locals and observing their life styles, which is considered as the most common way of acquiring access to domestic culture. By contrast, if travelers stay at homestays, they can obtain such access easily by communicating with local owners of the housing directly and understanding their beliefs and customs.
However, I believe that this should not be made as the standard choice of accommodation for travelers. To commence with, the way of obtaining this knowledge is not confined to staying at homestay, and conversely, they can obtain such knowledge in several other ways such as visiting local museums where they can get easy access to some exhibits which depict the local culture and interacting with locals when visiting some famous travelling sites. In addition, when people are travelling alone, staying at hotels is a better choice, since in these places, security officers work round the clock, and thus, their security can be ensured.
In conclusion, people should make their life choices based on their own situation, and even if they are staying at hotels during their journeys, they can still obtain knowledge of local culture.
Staying
at
hotels
is most
people’s
option, when they are traveling in other
places
, and under this circumstance,
some
people
believe that they should not
stay
in such
places
, since in these
places
, they cannot
obtain
knowledge
about
local
culture
. Compared to home
stay
, in
hotels
tourists’ exposure to
local
culture
is less;
however
, I believe that
the question of whether
they should
stay
at
hotels
or not depends on their individual circumstances / situation.
It is true that there are several lines of evidence supporting the view that
people
should not opt for
hotels
during their trips, since it will
prevent
them from gaining
knowledge
of
local
culture
. To be more specific, in
hotels
,
people
get
almost no chance of interacting with
locals
and observing their life styles, which
is considered
as the most common way of acquiring access to domestic
culture
. By contrast, if travelers
stay
at homestays, they can
obtain
such access
easily
by communicating with
local
owners of the housing
directly
and understanding their beliefs and customs.
However
, I believe that this should not
be made
as the standard choice of accommodation for travelers. To commence with, the way of obtaining this
knowledge
is not confined to
staying
at homestay, and
conversely
, they can
obtain
such
knowledge
in several other ways such as visiting
local
museums where they can
get
easy access to
some
exhibits which depict the
local
culture
and interacting with
locals
when visiting
some
famous
travelling sites.
In addition
, when
people
are travelling alone,
staying
at
hotels
is a better choice, since in these
places
, security officers work round the clock, and
thus
, their security can
be ensured
.
In conclusion
,
people
should
make
their life choices based on their
own
situation, and even if they are
staying
at
hotels
during their journeys, they can
still
obtain
knowledge
of
local
culture
.