Foreign visitors should pay more than local visitors for cultural and historical attractions. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is believed by some that

tourists

from overseas ought to pay an extra amount of

fee

to visit cultural and historical attraction

sites

. From my perspective, I completely disagree with the viewpoint. One main problem it might be inappropriate is that charging a different

fee

rate can defeat the

purpose

of setting these tourist

sites

. The main

purpose

of constructing

such

sites

is in the aim of promoting local historical and cultural knowledge to people worldwide.

However

, charging a higher price for foreign travellers can dampen their passion and interest to learn about the attraction, and can

further

dissuade them to visit

such

sites

and eventually result in a converse situation from the initial expectation. Another issue that can be anticipated is that foreign

tourists

might derive a sense of dissatisfaction owing to the unequal pricing measure.

For example

, travellers might feel like they have been exploited or robbed;

hence

, lowering their willingness to visit the places and eventually bringing an apprehended development to the local

economy

. People who stand on the opposite side might assert that the locals already pay part of the

fee

through taxation;

thus

foreign

tourists

should be asked to pay more to earn the maintenance.

Nevertheless

, it can be a shortsighted thought. Numbers of countries rely on the income of tourism to support the local

economy

;

however

, by charging a higher

fee

to foreign

tourists

to earn the funds, many might find it dissatisfying and opt to travel to other countries which can undermine the local

economy

, as mentioned. Take Taiwan national palace museum

for example

. In lieu of raising the price, it offers discounts for international

tourists

periodically, with the

purpose

of attracting more

tourists

and can

also

facilitate the museum to promote the cultural heritage of Taiwan. In conclusion, I believe foreign

tourists

should not be asked to be charged more as it can be against the nature of the educational

purpose

and the implications can be highly destructive to the local

economy

.