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.

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was a time when crossing geographical boundaries of one's native

land

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was

unimaginably

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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

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trains

,

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,

taking a trip to

foreign

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a foreign land

foreign lands

land

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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in most places, the service providers take payment against their services in local

currency

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, 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

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which is often beneficial for respective national economies.

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Thus international

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Thus, international

tourism

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serves two different purposes at once by creation of job and enriching economic prospects while

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contributing to the foreign

currency

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stock.

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, 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

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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

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happened that some visitor has written their account of the

land

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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

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as significant at all because they were all too

familiat

well known or easily recognized

familiar

to things to notice it. Apart from

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, 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.

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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.

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, in terms of cultural mixing and diplomatic relations,

interntational

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international

tourism

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has been more often than not

benifical

promoting or enhancing well-being

beneficial

not only for the host states, but

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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

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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.