international tourism has bought enormous benefit to many places. At the same time, there is cconcern about its impact on local inhabitants and environment. Do disadvantage outweigh the advantages?

International
tourism
is a major industry in many
countries
as it brings
benefits
to the host
country
. These
countries
rely heavily on the income these
countries
bring and will often overlook the negative impacts that
tourism
bring onto the local population and natural environment. Even though it has a negative impact on the host
country
, I still believe that the
benefits
outweigh the drawbacks. The
tourism
industry provides a range of
employement
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employment
opportunities for many citizens, improving their overall well being with increased income. Many
developinng
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developing
countries
,
for instance
, Thailand rely heavily on international
tourist
revenue to provide
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community
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with jobs and services.
This
income will be advantageous to the local
people
as well as to their families,
further
improving the
oveall
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overall
living standard of the
country
. The revenue can
also
be used to improve the infrastructure with better roads and other facilities.
Countries
that have a large influx of
tourist
,
for example
,
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to ensure that they provide proper roads and airports to facilitate movement to the
tourist
destinations.
In addition
to these economic
benefits
,
tourism
most importantly promotes
cross cultural
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experiences where
people
from all over the world can meet each other and learn about cultures, customs and languages. It can clearly be seen that international
tourism
results in
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number of
benefits
.
However
, concerns have been raised by the local
people
and government about the negative effects
tourism
is having on
the
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tourist
destinations as well as the environment. When a large number of
people
arrive at a destination, they are there to enjoy themselves
,
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and do not care about the footprints they leave behind. Tourists
litters
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the streets, beaches, and
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waterways
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water ways
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.
Furthermore
, they do not follow
country
rules, causing
chaoes
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chaos
changes
in the
the
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area and behave in a way that insults the native
people
.
Tourist
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require motorvehical to drive to and from attractions which
contributes
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to air pollution and global warming. In conclusion, though there are negative impacts on the local inhabitants and environment, it cannot be denied that it brings a lot of
benefits
that
improves
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the county overall employment rate and lifestyle. To decrease the negative effects,
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tourist
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must
be encourages
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to follow local rules and regulations and
respects
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respect
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local
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people
.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

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  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

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  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
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  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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