historical attractions. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
more than local residents to visit important 
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tourists
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sites
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 should be happy to  subsidise important tourist Use synonyms
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 and encourage people from the rest of  the world to visit them.  If travellers realised that they would have to pay more to visit historical  and cultural attractions in a particular nation, they would perhaps decide  not to go to that Use synonyms
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  helps to promote the nation’s cultural heritage. If overseas Linking Words
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tourists
  from overseas, and it would be counterproductive to make them pay more  than local residentsUse synonyms
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite