Many people believe that international tourism is a bad thing for their country. What are the reasons? What can be done to change these negative attitudes?

In recent years, international

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has become a widespread phenomenon in many disparate parts of the world.

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, a hostile attitude towards

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trend has emerged amongst local

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.

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happens because international

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often disturbs the social balance and causes cultural misunderstandings in the local area. To change these negative attitudes, the authorities should impose a tax on tourist

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and organize cultural-exchange events. There are two significant reasons

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why ​hostility is felt by local residents against international

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. One significant factor could be that

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industry can exert an adverse impact on the ​social cohesion in the local community.

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, a group of

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may benefit from providing

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for foreign tourists, and become more ​prosperous than the rest, who are mostly fishermen and farmers. As

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an income gap is created,

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of lower levels of earnings may feel disadvantaged, and a negative attitude towards foreign travellers may ​prevail​.

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, that foreign visitors may unintentionally ​antagonize the locals can be ascribed to the cultural differences between these two groups of

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. An example of

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is that a Japanese waiter in a local restaurant may feel dishonoured if an American tourist leaves him a tip, a very common and well-appreciated practice in the US and other countries. Some measures can be implemented to change the ​antagonistic attitude of locals towards international

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important solution is that the authorities may introduce new taxation schemes on

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-related

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, and use

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tax money to invest in other industries. In

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way, all residents can equally benefit from the rise of international

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,

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maintaining social balance in the area.

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, there should be free-of-charge cultural-exchange programs for all

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. If

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programs were held, mutual cultural understandings between the locals and the visitors would be ​fortified​, and the problem of cultural differences could be mitigated. In conclusion, the fact that local citizens may ​perceive international travel as an adverse trend could be ascribed to cultural misunderstandings and the loss of social cohesion in the area.

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negative perception can be properly addressed by a new tax on

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for tourists and cultural-exchange activities.