Nowadays, international tourism is the biggest industry in the world. Unfortunately, it creates tension rather than understanding between people from different cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

At present the world is experiencing rapid growth in the global travel sector, which, it is said, might be attributable to intense human interactions between tourists and local communities. Undeniably, international tourism might be responsible for creating intolerance and conflicts between diverse cultures,

conversely

,

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

abroad could be rather beneficial for public relations since people learn more about different nations. Admittedly, there could be quite a few root causes for local inhabitants to feel resentful and become hostile when seeing influx of foreigners in their native countries.

First

of all, national parks and places of cultural and historical interest are overcrowded with tourists, especially in peak season, which contributes to road and street congestion, rise in petty crimes and noise pollution.

Furthermore

,

travelers

a person who changes location

travellers

travels

travelling

might often show disregard according to national norms,

thus

, cultures could clash resulting in conflicts between foreigners and indigenous societies.

Additionally

, the more tourists that visit natural areas and cities, the more damage

that is

made

having finished or arrived at completion

done

to the local environment, including air and water pollution, carbon dioxide emissions and increasing amount of wastes. At the same time, without the tourism

industry it

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industry, it

might seem impossible to increase cultural awareness among people of different origins. In some cases, it is not tourists who have created emotional strain, but

mass media

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the mass media

and political issues which have been evoking

strong sense

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a strong sense

of hate and intolerance between countries for years, as it is seen,

for instance

, in

conflict

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the conflict

between Russia and Ukraine.

Traveling

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Travelling

abroad, learning about other cultures and meeting ordinary people who have nothing to do with politics may indeed ease public relations and foster global unity.

Also

, the possible solution regarding cultural misunderstanding could be to raise environmental and cultural awareness and enforce stern laws which prevent excessive damage for countries which are welcoming. As

such it

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such, it

can be concluded that

benefits

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the benefits

of global tourism

outweighs

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outweigh

its drawbacks, which can be tackled by adopting effective legislations and increasing cultural understanding.