In many countries, international tourism has become an important source of income. However, it also has negative effects. Do the benefits of international tourism outweigh the disadvantages?

In

this

ever-advanced modern world, with the breakthrough of the technological enhancement, travelling abroad becomes much easier than the old days. Under

this

phenomenon, international

tourism

has attached a paramount importance to the income source of many countries.

However

,

although

it brings a wide array of benefits to the

country

, some appraisers argue that indeed the tourists have brought detrimental effects. In the justification of

this

notion, I believe that the benefits brought by international

tourism

far outweigh the drawbacks. To embark on, the

tourism

industry has played a vital role in the economic development, which has given a great amount of tax to the

government

and provided many job opportunities to the society. While the

tourism

companies have earned a lot of money from the

tourism

, they need to give a certain amount of tax to the

government

, which is an important source for establishing public infrastructures and providing welfare to the citizens.

Subsequently

, citizens can be beneficial for the society development.

Further

to that, as the

tourism

industry needs more workforces for holding the tours, more job opportunities will be provided,

such

as tour guards, receptionists at the sightseeing points. To a certain extent, the unemployment problem can be alleviated.

On the other hand

, international

tourism

may cause grave issues if there are lacking restrictions or law enforcements in the

country

. When the number of tourists is much larger than the capacity of the attraction, especially the natural sights, it will cause serious damage to the environment. To cite an example, some attractions like

country

parks have been damaged because of the overcrowded problems of visitors.

Moreover

, as there is a cultural difference between the international tourists and local citizens, some conflicts may happen with misunderstanding of the local culture.

For instance

, some people in Hong Kong or Taiwan dislikes the behaviours of China tourists because of their impolite actions and bad habits. These problems will be avoided only if the

government

launches comprehensive restrictions for enforcing the tourists to behave well. Every coin has two sides.

Although

international

tourism

has brought a lot of income to the

country

, it has still caused some problems or conflicts in the society.

However

, it is truly said, with a better control from the

government

to the situation, the merits of

tourism

outnumbered its demerits.