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

Some people assert that tourism damages local

cultures

and the natural

environment

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

this

belief? There are two reasons to support

this

idea:

firstly

, the

tourists

destroy them and

secondly

, governments spend too

much

Change the quantifier

many

show examples

funds on promoting tourism. First of all, we must recognize that

tourists

unconsciously tend to destroy local

cultures

and the

environment

due to

the fact that many of them do not follow local rules. These can include visiting prohibited areas or disturbing staff who are engaged in cultural professions. By way of an example,

tourists

from overseas concentrate to enjoy their travel and ignore the rules which aim to protect local

cultures

and the natural

environment

.

According to

the article in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper published

last

week, eight of ten Japanese who work for temples in Kyoto answered that because many visitors from foreign countries carved their name on the wall of the building even though it is prohibited, they felt the culture and

environment

were gradually damaged.

Consequently

,

tourists

have adverse impacts on them.

Secondly

, governments invest less money in protecting

cultures

and the

environment

than in the tourist industry.

This

causes serious problems related to these. In fact, research recently conducted by The University of Tokyo discovered that the Government of Japan can allocate 6 billion dollars to the cultural and environmental areas a year if they stop spending too much money on the tourist industry.

As a result

, many Japanese people now claim that the government protect their culture and natural

environment

rather than welcoming tourist which simply increases the GDP. In conclusion, there are serious disadvantages caused by tourism because

tourists

do not follow local rules to protect local

cultures

and the

environment

, and governments do not pay attention to them very much. We should consider the situation and take action to make

this

better.