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In the future, more people will choose to go on a holiday in their own country and not travel abroad on a holiday. Do you agree or disgaree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words

#future #people #holiday #country #travel #disgaree
Going on a
holiday
 with family and friends is
one
 of the most cherished recreational activities across the globe. Some
people
 prefer spending holidays in their own
country
, while many prefer travelling abroad. Certain circumstances have
lead
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led
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people
 to believe that, in future
people
 will prefer
traveling
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travelling
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 in their own
country
 during holidays.
This
 essay will discuss why
majority
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the majority
a majority
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 of them still
travelling
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travel
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 abroad during
vacation
.
To begin
 with,
people
 in the employment sector get
limited
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a limited
the limited
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 number of days off for
vacation
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a vacation
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 period.
Majority
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The majority
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 of the working population works in a different
country
 which is not their home, due to globalization.
Therefore
, whenever a
vacation
 period arrives,
people
 tend to
travel
 abroad to visit their families or vice-a-versa. Another reason behind
people
 travelling abroad is the decline in
prices
 of air
travel
.
One
 study
done
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was done
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 by the 'University of
Washington'
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Washington
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 showcases that, since the boom in
aviation
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the aviation
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 industry in the early 2000s, more
airline
 companies have opened up. Which indeed has sprung up greater competition in terms of
prices
, eventually leading to cheaper air tickets.
One
 common example of
this
 can be observed in Malaysia. Malaysia has the highest number of international
airline
 companies, which has
lead
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led
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 to cheaper international
travel
 for the public of Malaysia, eventually making Malaysians the most abroad travelling population. For these reasons, most
people
 will choose to go abroad for their
vacation
.
Conversely
, the idea of travelling in
one
's own
country
 can be appealing to many. It can be associated with knowing our own
country
 in a better way,
and
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apply
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exploring its history, and contributing to its own economy.
However
,
recent
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a recent
the recent
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change
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changes
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 in finances
have
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has
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 made travelling in
one
's own
country
 equivalent to travelling abroad. The
price
 of spending a
holiday
 abroad is very much comparable to the
price
 of travelling
local
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locally
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. High domestic
airline
 and entertainment taxation can be attributed to
this
. Many
also
 account
inflation
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for inflation
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 as a major reason behind the equivalent
prices
. An example of
this
 can be observed in Spain, where the cost of spending a
holiday
 in London is very much comparable to spending a
holiday
 in Madrid. High taxation by the government of Spain has led to
such
price
 equivalencies. For these obvious reasons, a family or group of friends will certainly prefer to
travel
 abroad at the
price
 of
a local
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local travel
a local journey
a local trip
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travel
. To summarize, spending a
holiday
 abroad in
one
's own
country
are
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is
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 both really great options. Both are equally enjoyable experiences for families and friends. Even though
,
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 local
travel
 connects
one
 to its own roots, recent changes in the
airline
 industry and government policies have made both types of
travel
 equally comparable in terms of
prices
.
Therefore
, in my
opinion
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,opinion
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 many would prefer to
travel
 abroad for holidays.
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