Over the last few decades, there has been an increase in international tourism. Some people think that tourism is beneficial for local communities and should be encouraged. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

A tour of any

destination

will help a human being to learn a lot of new things and come out from any past stress or sorrows.

In addition

, it is

also

beneficial for local communities in many ways. I agree with these arguments, we shall discuss the positives of international

tourism

in the coming paragraphs. On

one

hand,

tourism

to another international or intra-national

destination

will help us to learn new languages, cultures and customs. It will act in a very positive way in

one

's life

such

as a tour to the mountain of Himalayas will make us feel light-hearted after the tour ended. It is

one

of the pleasant places in the world, you will enjoy as much as you can and it can be a gateway for your self-realisation as many people found it as their religious

destination

also

. Tour to Mecca or Jerusalem is some of the other examples.

On the other hand

,

tourism

will help to improve the local economy of the

destination

country.

For instance

, consider countries

such

as Thailand, Srilanka and cities

such

as Dubai and Goa.

Tourism

is the major source of income there. As per the latest survey by the World Bank,

tourism

accounts for 15% of the world's income. As the tourists arrive at

one

point, they start renting a room, have their food, do shopping and

also

do sightseeing. Each activity of tourists brings money to sectors

such

as hotels, restaurants, tourist agents, airlines, guides and local cab drivers.

Moreover

, most of the tourists are interested in buying arts and crafts which are very famous in the local areas.

This

will definitely increase the economy of a country and provide jobs for many.

For example

, India is a country where

tourism

accounts for 5% of total jobs.

Besides

tourism

brings more jobs and money there are some problems

such

as more waste generation by travellers and some times there may arise other sorts of dispute

such

tourists not respecting local cultures, but these all are negligible issues. To conclude, based on the above arguments and facts

tourism

helps directly or indirectly the world to sink with each and every culture and gives enormous supports to the economies to grow. Though some problem

such

as cultural issues arises here and there that can be uprooted with minimal government efforts.