Tourism is an excellent way to develop a country, but it can also cause harm. How can countries ensure that tourism benefits the development?

It is irrefutable that

tourism

has become the backbone of many economies of the world. In

fact many

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fact, many

countries rely on the

tourist

dollar for their development.

This

has

also

led to damage

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to

the natural environment and

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in

many places the

tourist

places have been so much littered that they have ceased being a

tourist

attraction any more. In a way

tourism

is killing

tourism

. In the following paragraphs, I shall discuss ways in which countries can ensure sustainable

tourism

. The

first

step towards sustainable

tourism

would be that tourists benefit the local residents of the host country rather than the owners of the five star hotels where they normally stay. The governments and

tourist

companies could educate the local residents to make a part of their

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home

as lodges for the tourists.

This

way the tourists could stay as paying guests and the local people could earn.

This

would be a win-win situation for both – the

tourist

and the locals and there would be more chances of

culture

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cultural

exchange. Another cause of concern which goes against

tourism

is that tourists litter the place by throwing plastic bottles and wrappers of eatables here and there. For

this

the governments could ensure that dust bins are placed at regular intervals and are

also

evacuated regularly. Neat and clean

rest-rooms

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restrooms

restroom

should be provided for the convenience of the tourists. The government should

also

limit the number of

tourists according

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tourists, according

to the capacity of the

tourist

place.

Furthermore

, it is sometimes the case that tourists don’t respect the local culture and

therefore

the local people do not welcome them.

This

can be taken care of by the

tour

guides and

tour

operating countries to educate the tourists about the important and sensitive parts of the local customs.

For example

, when tourists visit religious places in India, the

tour

guides could tell them to take off their shoes outside.

Then

, some degree of pollution is inevitable as tourists travel by air, but while travelling locally, the

tourist

could use a non polluting source

such

as a rickshaw. They could even opt for an elephant ride

instead

of an automobile where available.

This

would ensure that even the common man would welcome them with open arms. After all, the development of a country includes better standards of living for the common man.

Finally

, it is in the hands of the

tourist

to promote eco-

tourism

and take some responsibility

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for

the environment. It has been well said that, ‘a good

tourist

is one who takes away nothing but photographs and leaves behind nothing but footprints’. To put it in a nutshell, I pen

down saying

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down, saying

that, there is a negative side of

tourism but

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tourism, but

it can be checked with some simple steps taken by the governments,

tour

companies and guides, the local people and the

tourist

himself.