In many countries, tourism is a major part of the economy, but it also causes environmental damage and ruins the places it exploits. It is argued that tourists should pay an additional tax to compensate for this damage. Do you agree?

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In the past two

decades there

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decades, there

has been an influx in the number of people who are able to travel to places of interest and beauty. One of the consequences of

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has been that the locations these tourists visit

have been spoiled

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has been spoiled

and even destroyed. I am of the opinion that tourists should pay a charge to repair the damage they bring

about but

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about, but

feel that those responsible for looking after tourist attractions should

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play their part in caring for them. I support the practice of requiring visitors to help those who are responsible for maintaining tourist attractions with a monetary payment. When a town,

city

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or place of beauty receives thousands of visitors every year the cost of,

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, cleaning, disposal of rubbish, an increased number of staff and provision of services can be high, which places a strain on budgets.

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is largely because the income

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at the disposal of, say, a town’s management is limited to what is made available from the taxes citizens pay. Venice charges all tourists an entrance fee to the

city

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, which mitigates to some extent the impact of its millions of visitors annually, but has so far failed to fully protect

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city

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from those who come to enjoy it.

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is a good example of why other strategies need to be adopted. More can be done than just collecting fees from visitors. For any tourist destination to continue to be viable, not only for visitors, but

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for those who live there or nearby, there must be a clear policy set and funded by central government in consultation with town or

city

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councils as to how

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rapidly increasing influx of visitors is going to be managed. In Germany,

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, Berlin had the backing of the national government to control the letting of apartments through Airbnb so that owners of property in the

city

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were only permitted to let out

singLe

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single

singles

shingle

apartments within their homes rather than their whole house.

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had two positive effects: the price of accommodation for Berliners was kept at an affordable level and visitors to the

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had the experience of living with a local. In conclusion, the growing numbers of tourists travelling the world is

producing

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produced

problems

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to which there are no easy answers. One welcome strategy has been to

charge

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Charge

tourists a visitor fee, but I believe closer cooperation between central

government

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Government

and those who are responsible for managing matters on the ground

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prove productive.

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Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

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Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

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Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

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Clear and correct grammar

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Relevant & specific examples

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In many countries, tourism is a major part of the economy, but it also causes environmental damage and ruins the places it exploits. It is argued that tourists should pay an additional tax to compensate for this damage. Do you agree?

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