Due to to low-cost airlines, many more people can travel abroad than ever before. Do the advantages that tourists bring to the countries they visit outweigh the disadvantages?

In the past, it was not always easy for people to be able to afford to travel abroad on holiday. In recent years,

however

, international flights have been available at much cheaper prices and

tourism

has become an important industry for many countries. Despite the

damage

that hordes of visitors can cause, I believe

tourism

is advantageous to a country because it creates

jobs

and can contribute greatly to a country’s economy. Those who focus on the drawbacks of

tourism

tend to worry about the

damage

that large numbers of joy-seeking travellers can bring to a country’s natural or historical attractions.

For example

, coral reefs in many countries,

such

as Australia and Vietnam, are often

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damaged

so much by

tourists

that the whole marine ecosystem suffers.

Furthermore

, ancient historical treasures, like the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, are being worn down by the thousands of

tourists

who pound their stairs daily.

Hence

, in the interest of protecting valued natural and historical attractions, many understandably insist that

tourism

is a negative destructive force.

However

, I would argue that there are powerful benefits to a country

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having a strong

tourism

industry and that not only do these benefits outweigh the disadvantages, but

also

that the aforementioned problems are relatively easy to solve.

Firstly

,

tourism

provides

jobs

for local people. As millions of visitors flood into tourist attractions, locals are employed in droves by restaurants, hotels and retail services, and transport and security companies. Opportunities are

also

created for locals to set up their own small businesses.

Moreover

, locals can be employed as tour guides to manage and educate

tourists

to prevent them

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damage

. The more

tourists

that come, the more

jobs

that can be created.

Secondly

,

tourism

can have a huge impact on a country's economy in general.

Tourists

spend a lot of money on travel, accommodation, food,

entertainments

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and so on. Many countries in the world rely on

tourism

to boost their economies in

this

manner. In conclusion,

while

it is indisputable that

tourism

can cause a lot of

damage

to treasured places, I would argue that because of the benefits of creating

jobs

for local people and boosting the country’s economy, and since there are ways to prevent the

damage

, the advantages of

tourism

outweigh the disadvantages.