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.