International travel is becoming cheaper, and countries are opening their doors to more and more tourists. Do the advantages of increased tourism outweigh its disadvantages?

These days, visiting other countries has become more affordable and over the

last

few years, tourism has risen noticeably. In my opinion, there are more benefits than drawbacks to

this

increase and in

this

essay I will explain why. The

first

positive point is that tourists buy local products to take home,

this

helps the local economy to grow. Gift shops,

for example

, have become very popular among visitors, and in the

last

time they have increased their sales significantly.

Secondly

, hostels, hotels and inns have raised the amount of workers they hire because of the increasing demand on accommodation facilities. Another advantage is that there is a continuous cultural interchange, namely, foreign food, clothes, music and customs are now shared by visitors to hosts and vice versa. On the disadvantages side, local attractions have got noticeably more expensive, due to they are targeted to international tourism. Many museums and shows in Argentina,

for instance

, are charged in US dollars, making local attendance to these very difficult and almost impossible.

In addition

, tourists have priority to buy these tickets,

therefore

, when local people want to go to a museum, the seats have been already sold out. In conclusion, in spite the high amount of visitors may have worsened the affordability and availability of tickets for local events and attractions, in my opinion, it has improved the economy of the hosting country. The increase in the sales of souvenirs and in the booking of accommodation are the main reasons for

this

. It has

also

enhanced cultural interchange. In that manner, national and international tourism should continue to be promoted by the governments of every country.