International tourism has brought enormous benefits to many places. At the same time, there is concern about its impact on local inhabitants and the environment. Do the disadvantages of international tourism outweigh the advantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nobody is a stranger to the fact that international tourism has attracted large benefits to lots of places. Some people argue that there is concern about its impact on local species as well as the environment. To my way of thinking, there are both pros and cons to

this

view in equal measure. There is no shortage of reasons why, as far as I can see, there are advantages to

this

phenomenon. In the

first

place, it contributes to the local economy. If tourists spend money on food, accommodation, transport and so on,

for instance

, it creates thousands of jobs for locals. It stands to reason,

therefore

, that their quality of life and standard of living is improved. As well as the government charges more taxes, so they have more money to spend on essential facilities like schools, hospitals and so forth. Be that as it may,

however

, the downside of

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development, as far as I am concerned, is just as big. For one thing, many commercial companies cause damage to the preserved areas. They clear away trees for building fancy hotels and roads in order to make money from tours. As a consequence of

this

, many animals and birds do not have a space to live, which leads them to extinct.

For instance

, pandas are rarely seen in the wild because they are protected in zoos in China. Turning to my own experience, the way things are when it comes to

this

matter in my Country, China, mirrors very strongly the state of affairs the world over. My home city of Lhasa is a textbook example of

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point. Here, many local animals like antelopes and snow leopards are endangered due to the herding and the government's initiatives in building infrastructures like train lines and roads. These distractions have destroyed their inhabitants. At the end of the day, tourism is a vital industry for the economy,

however

, it needs to be socially and environmentally responsible.