Some people think that foreign visitors should be charged more than locals when they visit cultural and tourist attractions in a country. To what extent do you agree with this view?

It is sometimes seen that tourist attractions, including museums, important historical sites and prominent monuments, impose a higher

fee

for the overseas travellers than the local people. I do not agree with

this

idea and believe that the charges should be exactly the same. From a

perspective

, it might seem logical to charge foreign tourists more to enter a traditional and historical place as most of those monuments and establishments are state-owned and the government fund those from the tax they collect from the local residences. From

this

regard, many feel that local residences are already paying a portion of the

ticket

money

through the tax they pay to the government.

However

,

this

is a very narrow view and

this

arrangement dissatisfies the visiting tourists as many of them find it discriminatory. From a broader view, if more foreign travellers are encouraged to visit nationally important tourist attractions and important historical and cultural place,

this

would bring more foreign tourists and

this

would ensure more

earning

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

earnings

from the tourism sector.

Furthermore

, it would help spread the national and cultural importance around the world. From

this

perspective

, collecting some extra

money

from the entrance

ticket

is a shortsighted step.

Furthermore

, happy tourists encourage their immediate friends and family members to visit a country and some tourist attractions. If those tourists get the impression that they are being changed more

money

than the local people, they would psychologically feel unhappy and would share their dissatisfaction with others which would mean less foreign tourists. Many

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Suggestion

shrines

and monuments are maintained by the

ticket

money

it

collects and

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collects, and

if the number of visiting

travelers

a person who changes location

travellers

get decreased, it would be tough for the authority to maintain those important places. From

this

perspective

, having an equal entrance

fee

has a better impact. To conclude, from a broader

perspective having

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perspective, having

the same

ticket

fee

, both for the residence and foreign tourists, to allow the entrance to any nationally and historically important

place including

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place, including

museums, art exhibitions, parks and historical places is more beneficial and I completely agree that the

fee

should not be different.