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

The

tourism

industry, nowadays, has been popular worldwide.

However

,

this

popularity comes with both advantages and disadvantages.

Although

there are various drawbacks on local people as well as on the environment, the benefit of

tourism

is a net positive. Environment, on the negative side, has impacted adversely due to tourists.

For example

, beaches or mountains, are more polluted compare to past , as traveller throw their litter anywhere, which have deleterious effects on animals

also

. Apart from

this

, more travellers lead to more construction on local lands,

such

as hotels, restaurants and clubs, and it will snatch local citizen's place for living. Not only

this

but, the place

also

becomes crowded and noisy. On the other side, there are enormous benefits of

tourism

that individual should take into account.

Firstly

,

tourism

-related activities and international travellers are responsible for the economic growth of a particular host country.

For instance

, countries,

such

as Indonesia, Australia, and the Netherlands, are highly dependent on

tourism

, with 50% of their annual revenue generated from visitors.

Secondly

,

tourism

is a platform in which local people can promote their local art and handmade products which may become the source of their employment.

Moreover

, it

also

helps to establish social status among other nations.

In addition

to that, employment is another factor that one needs to consider

first

. Development of any place comes with the new job opportunities as well as the development of their citizens in terms of language, culture and diversity. Australia, now promoting its remote areas for the development purpose of that specific area. In recapitulation, there are both sides available for

tourism

.

However

, the advantages of

tourism

are employment opportunities, economic growth , national fame are outweighed their disadvantages. Government can take some steps to mitigate the environmental problems.