The tourism industry has grown enormously over the last fifty years, and there are few places which are unaffected by it. However, tourism rarely benefits the countries which tourists visit. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The Popularity of travelling to other
countries
has steadily increased over the past fifty years
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because people today have a lot more information about varying destinations around the world and almost every place in the world is reachable via a couple of flights. At the same time, criticism about the effects of
tourism
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destination
countries
has become louder and louder.
However
, I believe
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the potential
thepotential
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the potential
advantages of
tourism
to
destination
countries
exceed
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, and
tourism
brings way more to a
destination
than it takes from it. The main reason for my view is that local
businesses
and
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receive many advantages from
tourism
.
For instance
, tourists bring additional
income
to local shops and restaurants, which would not happen if
tourism
did not exist.
This
produces not only more workplaces for residents but new business opportunities as well.
Consequently
, governments are able to generate more tax
income
from local
businesses
and increase their
income
part of the budget sheet.
This
will lead to opportunities to maintain and improve local infrastructure and provide better services for citizens.
Moreover
, governments and varying
countries
can improve their global image
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tourism
, and with a positive image particular country is able to attract different global
businesses
and events to that area. Sometimes it is said that
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grows as it rotates, and in
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this
is especially true.
However
, while
businesses
and
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economy will flourish with a tourist
income
, there are still
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of environmental disadvantages to
destination
countries
.
Tourism
brings pollution and waste, and
this
could possibly have severe implications
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ecosystem and environment.
For example
, pollution generated from
tourism
can produce health issues
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local residents or affect to
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of
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ecosystem and its species. To conclude, I believe that
tourism
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more positive effects than negative ones
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particular
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country, and
although
there are some clear environmental disadvantages of
tourism
, those can be solved by waste collection systems, restrictions, and
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systems.
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