Tourism has increased so much over the last 50 years that is having a mainly negative impact on local inhabitants and the environment. However, others claim that is good for the economy. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of tourism and give your own opinion.

There are some individuals who would argue that the number of

tourists

has risen so much in the

last

50 years and

this

trend has a detrimental effect on local communities and the environment. Other people think that

this

is beneficial for economic reasons.

To begin

with, I am of the belief that travelling is playing a pivotal role for many countries`

economy

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. Nations like

Greece

, which is my country, depends on that and 25% of its income are from travellers. Without

this

many citizens, especially on islands and waterfront areas, would be live in poverty. Apart from that,

this

tendance is conducive to many folks in order to find a seasonal job. For illustration, the majority of young adults in

Greece

work in the summer as waiters or waitresses for a living.

On the other hand

, tourism has two predominant effects.

First

and foremost on

environment

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the environment

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. Never before have we seen so much pollution caused by people in order to visit another country. A clear illustration of

this

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could be said to be that recent research from environmentalists in

Greece

has shown that a 50% of the

tourists

in

Greece

pollute our beaches and forests because they leave their trashes there. Another distinct disadvantage of travelling is that impairs the local societies.

For example

, in ,Zante many

tourists

get drunk and make damage to local shops and citizens` cars. So, I believe that

this

rampant trend can be mitigated if tourist

change

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their habits and

also

governments contribute to

this

.

For instance

, ministries could promote eco-tourism. To sum up, in my point of view

tourists

should not be decreased in order to tackle these problems. I think that only by the concerted effort of governments and

tourists

can

this

issue be eliminated.