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Nowadays many people travel to foreign countries for pleasure. Some believe this travel has a negative impact on the countries travelled to. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

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Nowadays, going to another
country
 for the holidays has become a common practice.
Nevertheless
, it is believed that
this
 is rather harmful to the
country
 travelled to. From my perspective,
tourism
 to another
country
 is beneficial for both sides, as the traveller gets lifetime experience and memories, as the opportunity to relax, while the
country
 receives financial aid. To start with, travelling can be very enjoyable as well as beneficial for a person. The anxiety and stress accumulated from the job and study can vanish during a long journey. Not only
this
,
tourism
 gives the person the opportunity to meet different people, see and interact with a diversity of cultures, gain a lot of new friends and, of course, it leaves amazing lifetime memories. According to the study by Amit Kumar, travelling makes you happy in another way. As he said, experiential purchase brings more happiness than material purchase.
Moreover
, travelling and
tourism
 are beneficial for
countries
 from a financial perspective. For
a
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numerous amount of
countries
, even the well-developed ones,
tourism
 is the main income source,
also
, functioning as an advertising tool for the interests of the local people.
For instance
, France has gained over 18 billion US dollars from
tourism
 in 2018, which is historically the most amount in
countries
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 history. Other
countries
,
such
 as the Maldives, can even be considered
as
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tourism-dependent
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country
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, as their major source of income is from tourist expenses. In conclusion, travelling is profitable in many ways for both sides. On the one hand,
countries
 some
countries
as
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 the Maldives exist thanks to
this
 industry, on
other
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hands
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 it is a lifetime experience for one person.
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  • Cultural exchanges
  • Global connections
  • Tourism boosts
  • Local economy
  • Over-tourism
  • Environmental degradation
  • Landmarks
  • Commodification of culture
  • Authentic cultural expressions
  • Cultural homogenization
  • Tourism infrastructure
  • Public services
  • Disrespect local customs
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