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

Tourism

is widely known about the great benefit it provides in world’s economic growth. Some people believe that

tourism

, in lieu of benefiting their country

,

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,

it leads to environmental and cultural damage. It is agreed that

tourism

has some negative impact on the countries, which will be discussed

further

.

Firstly

, one of the main reasons that tourists visit a country is to learn about their history, traditions and cultures.

Greece

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Greece, for

for example

, attracts millions of tourists annually for

this

reason.

However

, it is heartbreaking to see the most

touristic

visited by throngs of tourists

touristy

tourists

islands experiencing cultural extinction.

In

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With

the try of

touristic

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tourist

tourists

attraction, changes in food, clothing, way of

enterntainment

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

entertainment

, behaviour and morality have been noted. People no longer care about their cultural

inheritance but

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inheritance, but

follow the so called ‘’

westernisation

assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization

Westernisation

’’

instead

.

Secondly

, the most important drawback of

tourism

, is

this

of the environment. Tourists tend to forget about the environmental importance on their holidays. In 2019 a reporter in Spain, at the end of the

touristic

season, showed the un-aesthetic image of their beaches full of plastic bottles and bags. It is important to note that later that year the same reporter stated that more than two months of continuous hard work were required to clean the places and sea in order to be sure that it will not cause any burden to the ecosystem. Conclusively,

tourism

can have both positive and negative

impact

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impacts

. Countries day by day lose their cultural uniqueness and unfortunately if no intervention is foreseen in near future regarding the environment, a significant climate change could change the stability of the world.