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?

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Over the past century, travel and tourism have become increasingly popular activities, and the number of visitors has increased exponentially each year. Many people believe that excessive numbers of tourists will not only detract from the
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of visiting old places
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but will
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damage
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the
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themselves. I agree that sightseer numbers have become a problem throughout the world and that authorities should take steps to limit the number of visiting
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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
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quantity
of individuals visiting famous places.
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, the quality of the
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of looking
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famous relic is negatively affected by crowds.
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, the Mona Lisa is
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eminent painting in the Louvre, in Paris. When I visited the museum and went to view the Mona Lisa, I could barely see the picture because the room was so crowded.
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, the painting had been covered in
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glass, as the moisture generated by millions of visitors was damaging the painting.
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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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of viewing it. There are several solutions governments could implement to decrease the negative effects of large crowds in tourist destinations.
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, governments 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 numbers of tourists can
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old
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and detract from the quality of the tourist
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. Governments, tourist operators and the tourists themselves should take precautions to ensure that these valuable
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remain intact.
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