Advantages and disadvantages of cultural tourism

Nowadays, cultural
tourism
is welcomed and encouraged in most countries, where it is seen both as an opportunity to display national treasures and achievements to visitors, and
also
as a source of income and jobs.
However
, in spite of these benefits, it can
also
pose severe problems for the specific sites which are visited. There are various advantages of cultural
tourism
for the sites themselves.
IN particular
, they may benefit from greatly increased income, part of which may be spent,
for example
, on improving museums and galleries and on more frequent and more ambitious exhibitions. Even though these may be designed primarily to attract tourists, they are
also
available for local people to enjoy. A
further
advantage is that local authorities recognise the value of their sites, which they
then
invest money in.
As a result
, monuments and historic buildings are restored and protected.
Finally
, visitors learn
first
hand about the
ocuntry
a politically organized body of people under a single government
country
, whose culture and the customs are
consequently
understood and appreciated better by both tourists and local people.
On the other hand
, cultural
tourism
has a number of drawbacks. The main one is that, in spite of protective measures being taken, the sheer number of visitors can cause serious damage to monuments
such
as ancient temples or cave paintings.
This
may mean that an important part of
country's national heritage
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the country's national heritage
is lost.
Furthermore
, in a region which the monuments are expected to generate income for the local economy, the site may be
spoilt
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spoiled
by being surrounded by ugly hotels and other tourist facilities.
Finally
, if too many tourists visit a site, it may
loose
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
lose
its cultural significance within the local community.
This
is particularly the case for monuments which religious or social importance makes them a central part of community life. On the whole, while cultural
tourism
is generally beneficial, the problems which it causes can only be avoided with proper planning and sufficient investment in the protection and preservation of the sites which tourists visit.
In addition
,
although
cultural
tourism
in general should not be discouraged, the number of tourists visiting certain sites should be restricted and tourists should be educated to respect them.
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