Some people say that popular tourist destinations are receiving bad effects from travelers. Why does this happen and what can be done to resolve this?

These days the pollution produced by

tourists

has threatened the natural environment of some

tourist

attractions, making it a big problem to be addressed before those

places

are completely damaged.

This

essay shall try to highlight some reasons why

people

litter

these

places

and

also

suggest some ways forward. The most important reason why

people

litter

these

tourist

places

is that they have little awareness of environmental conservation.

People

think that

one

plastic bottle or

one

wrapper of chips does not matter.What they don’t realize is that if each

tourist

has the same thought

then

very soon these natural scenic spots would turn into mountains of

such

litter

.

People

also

don’t know that

this

rubbish is mostly of non-biodegradable material and will stay like that forever.Another reason why

people

don’t care is that they think it is not their responsibility. They think the onus of keeping these

places

clean rests on the authorities. They have to realize that the environment is everyone’s responsibility.

Finally

, the environmental protection facilities are not enough in many

tourist

attractions.

People

would not

litter

these

places

if trashcans were there at regular intervals. The

first

step towards sustainable

tourism

would be that the governments and

tourist

companies could educate the

tourists

about their responsibilities.

Tourists

should be made aware through the media and tour operators about responsible

tourism

. They should be made to realise that their careless attitude could kill future

tourism

and nothing would be left for the gen-

next

.

Additionally

, the authorities should have proper facilities at

such

places

and if facilities are not enough according to the number of

tourists

then

the number of

tourists

should be limited. To conclude, it can be said that irresponsible

tourism

has led to damage to the natural environment and at many ,

places

the

tourist

places

have been so much littered that they have ceased being a

tourist

attraction anymore. The responsibility of saving these spots rests on both — the

tourists

and the government.

One

should remember the saying, “A good

tourist

is

one

who leaves behind nothing but footprints and takes away nothing but photographs.