Many people are travelling to other countries. Why? Is it a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

International

tourism

has been continuously growing and become one of the leading economic sectors of many countries all over the world.

This

essay will discuss about the causes of

this

phenomenon, as well as its effects. There are two possible reasons why travelling abroad

is gaining

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are gaining

popularity.

Firstly

, the national economic

development

leads to the higher living standard of people in these countries. When people cover their basic needs and still have money

at

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on

disposal, they tend to spend it on travelling.

For example

, in China, the exponential growth of the economy gives a rise to millions of new upper and middle class each year. These people have higher demand for travelling and consider travel as

way

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a way

of relaxation.

As a result

, the Chinese has become the extravagant spenders for global

tourism

.

Secondly

, the

development

of digital services makes distant booking via Internet possible.

Therefore

, people could read online reviews to choose the destinations, making reservations, arrange accommodation instantly. The convenience that the Internet brings contributes to the tremendous growth of abroad

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

. In my opinion,

this

development

have

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has

both positive and negative effects. On the bright side, immersing in the foreign

cultures enables

Accept comma addition

cultures, enables

tourists to have

better cross-cultural understanding

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a better cross-cultural understanding

, breaking false assumption and stereotype of a country.

For example

: African….

Moreover

, international

tourism

industry fuels the economy as it creates huge profits from foreign people while generates numerous jobs for the local people. On the dark side, global

tourism

can have

adverse effect

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an adverse effect

on the environment and the local culture of the host countries. The increasing number of flights worldwide gives a rise to the carbon dioxide emission to the air, accelerating climate change. In conclusion, I believe that there are two main reasons for the

development

of travelling abroad and that

this

trend could have both positive and negative effects.