Tourism has increased so much over the last 50 years that it is having a mainly negative impact on local inhabitants and the environment. However, others claim that it is good for the economy. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of tourism and give your own opinion.

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It is considered by some people that the increase in
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in the
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half century has become a boon on the local's and on the environment, while there are other's who prefer to say that
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gives
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economical boost. In my opinion, both the statements are correct in their own view. Since there are some places where
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is the only factor for economical growth,
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keeping the environment clean in those places has become a hard task. There are many
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places all around the world and people are often taking vacation's and visiting those place's. While
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is a good factor economically, but we are unknowingly trashing the beauty of
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places. Recently the most popular beach in
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a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
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was shut down because tourists have trashed that place with plastic's all over the beach and the ocean due to
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the flora and fauna's were destroyed too. Now that beach is open's for a particular period of months and it's closed for the rest of the year, so that the local's can clean and let flora and fauna's reemerge. The locals who were dependent on the
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's, now they have to find new jobs in order to survive. The only advantage that comes from
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is it gives a huge boost to the country's economy. Since many
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's from
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world countries like to visit
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world countries in order to see the natural beauty, they somehow contribute to the economy of those countries. In
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place's local's have started their own small businesses which help's them to earn their regular bread.
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on the beaches local's have started food shops, sport adventures and club's. These are the places where tourists can go and have a good time. There they can spend money and help these businessmen's to earn their regular bread. In conclusion,
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has become a very vast industry and we are responsible for protecting our nature.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • negative impact
  • local inhabitants
  • economy
  • boosts
  • cultural exchange
  • preservation
  • restoration
  • environmental degradation
  • overcrowding
  • strain
  • infrastructure
  • cultural dilution
  • commercialized
  • economic dependence
  • sustainable tourism
  • mitigate
  • adverse effects
  • regulation
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