Write an essay for your tutor discussing two of the factors in your notes. You should explain which factor has contributed more to the increase in international travel, providing reasons to support your opinion. You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed in the discussion, but you should use your own words as far as possible.

There is no doubt that the amount of international travel has skyrocketed in the
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I will discuss two of the main factors that have affected it. On one hand, globalization has made it possible for us to actually recognise and be aware of the diversity of the world, sparking our curiosity and making us yearn for other people’s experiences.
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, we have been introduced to multiple realities through movies, TV shows and social media, which,
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, has caused some people to visit the places portrayed in media.
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, we live in an
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world, where technology has developed to the point when we can easily purchase tickets and travel safely without worries. Nowadays the options are infinite, and transport has been made accessible to everyone,
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, more people are able to go abroad to study, go on vacation, or visit their loved ones.
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, 50 years ago it would have been unimaginable for most people to book a flight in a few minutes from the comfort of their home, not only that
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but
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at a fair price.
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is a relatively new concept, which was reserved only for the most privileged. In my opinion,
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two factors have contributed greatly to the increase in international trips,
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the advances in methods of transport and
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accessibility hold the key to
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issue.

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  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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