Despite the fact that tourism contributes a great deal to economies around the world, it damages local cultures and the environment. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people assert that

tourism

damages local

cultures

and the natural

environment

all over the world in spite of the fact it helps economically. Is there any merit to

this

belief? There are two reasons to support

this

idea:

firstly

, the

tourist

industry does not pay attention to

cultures

and

the

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nature and

secondly

, governments spend

less

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amounts of

money

on protecting them. First of all, the

tourist

industry tends to ignore the importance of local

cultures

and the natural

environment

, and concentrate only

their

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profits. By way of an example, some

tourist

companies made some tours,

which

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their customers enter protected areas in a national park.

According to

an article published by the Asahi Shimbun Travelling supplement, more than 50% of companies whose customers are from foreign countries provided illegal tours

such

as visiting prohibited areas in a national park because they can get more

money

through these tours.

As a result

, the local

culture

and the

environment

have been damaged.

Secondly

, governments invest

less

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fewer

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amounts of

money

in preserving local

cultures

and the

environment

than those

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tourism

. Research recently conducted by the university of Tokyo discovered that the Government of Japan does not use enough

money

to protect them

while

they spend too

many

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funds on

tourism

. The government can use 6 billion dollars in the cultural and environmental sector a year if they stop wasting

money

on

tourism

. As the result, many Japanese people now claim that more budget should be used for

culture

and the natural

environment

. In conclusion, there are clear disadvantages to

tourism

such

as the

tourist

industry and governments do not pay attention to local

culture

and the

environment

. They must regard

culture

and nature as crucial stuff and take action to protect them.