International tourism has brought enormous benefit to many places. At the same time, there is concern about its impact 0n local inhabitants and environment. Do the disadvantages of international tourism outweigh the advantages?

One of the highly controversial issues today relates to the dissolution of barriers between countries and the unprecedented rise in international

tourism

. In

this

essay, I am going to shed some light on the advantages and disadvantages of international

tourism

. There are several benefits of international

tourism

. The main reason for believing

this

is that foreign visitors bring in to the countries they visit a lot of foreign currency which can boost the local economy. It is

also

possible to say that

tourism

creates a great diversity which is celebrated in modern communities. One good illustration of

this

is the creation of new cities, like Sharm Alsheik in

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Egypt

Egypt's

, which are entirely dependant on international

tourism

.

However

, every coin has two sides and despite all the advantages of international

tourism

, there are some disadvantages too, that may affect the environment and the locals.

Firstly

it is often argued that foreign visitors may not be very keen on preserving the environment. It is

also

possible to say that diversity and respect for local cultures are not always mutually exclusive.

For instance

, you can find graffiti markings on archaeological monuments in the city of Luxor in Egypt which is, of course, unacceptable to the local community. To sum up, international

tourism

has several advantage and disadvantage. In my opinion, both arguments

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merits. On balance.

however

, I tend to believe that welcoming tourist is for more beneficial than rejecting them.