Over the last few decades, there has been an increase in international tourism. Some people think that tourism is beneficial for local communities and should be encouraged. To what extent do you agree or disagree ?

Over the years, technological development has made long-distance travel more convenient and safe.
Their
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There
was a time when crossing geographical boundaries of one's native
land
was
unimaginably
difficult considering the amount of time and expenditure it entailed. But with the modern world order, where almost all the nations are well connected thorough a vast network of cheap
airliners
a hose that carries air under pressure
airlines
, maritime transport and
superfast
trains
,
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,
taking a trip to
foreign
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a foreign land
foreign lands
land
for the sheer purpose of
plasure
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
pleasure
pleasures
have become much more common. But apart from creating wonderful memories for tourists, international
tourism
has been shown to have
significant effect
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a significant effect
on the social and
ecnomic
of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
economic
life of the native communities. In
this
brief piece, I would argue that along with making
rich contribution
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a rich contribution
to the local cultural landscape and diplomatic relations between states, international
tourism
boosts native economy to a great extent and on the part of
host countries
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the host country
host country
, measures should be taken to sustain and increase the inflow of tourists. While visiting a foreign country, tourists avail a multitude of services
such
as
accomodation
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
accommodation
accommodations
, travel, hiring guides on certain
occassions
something you have to do
occasions
, taking part in local cultural rituals, etc.
Also they
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Also, they
tend to purchase a number of things either as memento or just to serve their daily needs. Together, all these different activities create a source of steady income for locals in tourist destinations, as many people make a living by providing services to the tourists in different capacities.
Although
in most places, the service providers take payment against their services in local
currency
, many nations allow travellers to make payment in American Dollar, or Euros which helps nation states belonging to continents other than these two to
aquire
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire
foreign
currency
which is often beneficial for respective national economies.
Thus international
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Thus, international
tourism
serves two different purposes at once by creation of job and enriching economic prospects while
also
contributing to the foreign
currency
stock.
On the other hand
, when people of one nation
visits
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visit
another, they bring some elements of their own cultural practices
into into the life
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into the life
of the local community, thereby creating possibilities for cultural transaction. It is not at all uncommon for the hosts and the tourists, who are there as guests in the foreign
land
to form
friendly bond
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a friendly bond
which has often proved to be beneficial in terms of human resource. And more often than not, it has
also
happened that some visitor has written their account of the
land
they visited, which allowed the local community to have a fresh insight into their own life from a different perspective and make explicit certain things which didn't appear to
then
as significant at all because they were all too
familiat
well known or easily recognized
familiar
to things to notice it. Apart from
this
, people of one country visiting another
is often taken
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are often taken
as a gesture of peace and friendly relation between the respective states.
This
becomes especially
significatant
important in effect or meaning
significant
for the nations which have had tensed relation in the past or a history of violence between them.
Therefore
, in terms of cultural mixing and diplomatic relations,
interntational
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international
tourism
has been more often than not
benifical
promoting or enhancing well-being
beneficial
not only for the host states, but
also
for
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in
the countries that incoming tourists belong to. In conclusion,
recapitualting
summarize briefly
recapitulating
our arguments we can state with certainty that
mobility
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the mobility
of tourists
accross
to the opposite side
across
international border
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international borders
the international border
an international border
helps sustain the local economy, creates job opportunities, serves
national interest
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the national interest
by facilitating
inflow
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the inflow
of foreign
currency
while at the same time providing a space for cultural mixing and forging diplomatic relation between states. And it goes without saying, that keeping the
destinations
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destination's
tourist friendly and taking measures to enhance
tourist experience
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the tourist experience
would be
to
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in
the best interest of the native community.
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