Today more people are travelling than ever before. Why is this the case? What are the benefits of travelling for the traveller?
In the past travelling overseas use to be one in a life opportunity for most people.
However
, nowadays travelling appears to be one of the most trendy activities on vacation.
The number of tourists around the world has largely increased in the Linking Words
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phenomenon is due to several reasons. Linking Words
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, flights are more economical than ever before and middle class families can afford buying tickets now. Linking Words
For instance
, you can buy a ticket from Buenos Aires to Paris for only 500 American dollars. Another reason why travelling has become more popular is publicity. Since the revenue from tourism has become essential for most countries, they invest an enormous amount of money in publicity. In my experience, every trip I have done was planned thanks to an advertisement I had seen on television.
There are at least three main benefits for travellers. In the Linking Words
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place, getting to know new culture helps people to be more open minded. Linking Words
Secondly
, people who travel on vacation often tend to be more relaxed. And Linking Words
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but not least, if you are visiting a place where a different language than yours is spoken, you will be forced to learn at least how speak basic words. Linking Words
For example
, my wife had been always interested in learning Italian, at a trip to Italy she made a few years ago was the perfect excuse to learn how to speak and write Italian.
In conclusion, thanks to decreasing prices on flights and Linking Words
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all the benefits that people finds in planning trips to new places, travelling has become one of the most popular activities these days. If more people have access to travelling, societies will suffer less from stress in the future.Linking Words
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...