Tourism is becoming so widespread that the number of tourists visiting old sites causes problems such as overcrowding, leading to the site being damaged and the quality of the experience of the visit being reduced, due to large crowds. To what extent do you agree that this is a problem and what can governments do to solve the problem?

Over the past century, travel and tourism have become increasingly popular activities, and the number of

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has increased exponentially each year. Many people believe that excessive

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of

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will not only detract from the

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of visiting old

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but will

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damage

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the

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themselves. I agree that tourism

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have become a problem throughout the world and that

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should take steps to limit the number of

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or to provide suitable alternatives to the present situation of overcrowding.

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, there are two problems which arise from large

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of

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visiting famous

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, the quality of the

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of visiting a famous relic is negatively affected by crowds.

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, the Mona Lisa is a famous painting in the Louvre, in Paris. When I visited the museum and went to view the Mona Lisa, I could barely see the painting because the room was so crowded.

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reason, I did not enjoy the

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, the painting had been covered in glass, because the moisture generated by millions of visitors was damaging the painting.

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, visitors cannot clearly see the details of the painting because it must be protected by a thick plate of glass. Both of these factors detract from the painting itself,

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the

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of viewing it. There are several solutions

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could implement to decrease the negative effects of large crowds in tourist destinations.

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,

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could limit the number of people allowed to visit a site each day, to protect the

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from

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caused by crowds.

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, replicas of deteriorating

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or artefacts could be made, so that people can have the

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of visiting the site, but do not actually

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the irreplaceable site or object. In conclusion, it is evident that increasing

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of

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can

damage

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old

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and detract from the quality of the tourist

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.

Governments

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, tourist operators and the

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themselves should take precautions to ensure that these valuable

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remain intact.