Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries and contributes a great deal to economies around the world. However, the damage tourism can cause to local cultures and the environment is often ignored. To what extent do you agree or disagree ?

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Recently, there
is
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has been
an ongoing debate about the significant impacts on the
economy
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by thriving
tourism
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industry
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create
further
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severe problems in local cultures and
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environment
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environments
the environment
.
This
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essay, as my notion leads to, tries to elaborate
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issue as I believe that
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the problems
created are inevitable.
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, the tourists, whether they are foreigners or local ones, tend to disobey the cultural background of the
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tourism
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tourist
touristy
places. Even though they are well known about the surroundings habit, they consider themselves as guests who are supposed to be served by the local society paying no
attentions
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attention
to the native motives.
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, they care less about the
environment
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such
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as evergreens, rivers, beaches, etc.
because
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Because
they are aware of the government’s existence who has an obligation to maintain a quality
environment
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. To be exact, they just throw the garbage away
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in
inappropriate places. The local people get influenced by the way tourists dress and talk and they
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adopt other foreign cultures that are threatening to the local culture. It is often observed that people in
tourist area
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the tourist area
engage their children in work
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of sending them to school and that has a huge impact on the overall growth of the
economy
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and
future
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the future
of a country, especially a
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world country.
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, they together with stakeholders who are taking an interest, in
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case, argue that
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industry
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can lift the nation from
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economy
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economic
problem through opening job opportunities or increasing the income of local citizens as well as the government revenue at the same time, but it seems to be irrelevant. The experts revealed that
tourism
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may cause more expenditure in preserving the unique local cultures and
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more expenses in taking care of the
environment
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surrounding
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tourism
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toured
touristy
places, and it costs more than how much a nation can afford from the
industry
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. Having considered all views above, it is
fact
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a fact
the fact
that
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tourism sector
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the tourism sector
has positive effects on the
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economy but
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economy, but
the negative impacts are much higher to overcome by money gotten from
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particular sector. Hopefully, governments and councils can regulate the
industry
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by taking more concern in all aspects (
economy
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, culture, and
environment
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) to result in the maximum outcome.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Economic growth
  • Cultural dilution
  • Environmental degradation
  • Responsible tourism
  • Ecotourism
  • Cultural conservation
  • Habitat destruction
  • Sustainable practices
  • Cultural exchange
  • Commercialization of cultural sites
  • Cultural heritage
  • Local ecosystems
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