In many countries, international tourism has become an important source of income. However, it also has negative effects. Do the benefits of international tourism outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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In today’s
consumptionism
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consumption
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era, many people can afford to go on holidays abroad,
thus
making international
tourism
more popular.
Due to
the increasing number of visitors, local communities have been wondering if the benefits of international
tourism
outweigh the disadvantages. In
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I will discuss both points
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and determine in
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favor of the latter. On the one hand, by welcoming tourists, small businesses like cafes or hotels keep functioning. From my own experience, I can tell that small provincial bars or cafes are very popular with international
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, because of different food or special drinks, made only by a specific culture or a nation.
As a result
, local blokes have more money, which can be invested
further
,
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expanding their business. Another advantage of international
tourism
is promoting local cultures. There are many regional traditions that sell well with sightseers like Kujavian .
Firstly
,
this
fact allows locals to spread cultural knowledge about their region or country.
Secondly
, it gives a passive income source to guides or regional dancers.
Thirdly
, by luring visitors to discover distinct cultures and languages, we ensure that they are not forgotten, like the occitanian language.
On the other hand
, tourists can make local people’s
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harder by interrupting their normal
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. We can hear about it more in the summer,
due to
small islands like Menorca being overcrowded by foreigners.
This
rule does not only apply to archipelagos, cities like Gdańsk are affected as well. I know about it
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because I live in Torun, which is a tourist city itself. In the summer there are
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places where me and my friends can go
as a result
of crowds of Germans, and school trips. On the whole,
this
makes our
life
harder. Another downside of international
tourism
is the mess and rubbish that some visitors leave behind. When I
traveled
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to Malta, I was disgusted with the amount of trash left on the beaches or
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.
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happens,
as a result
of tiredness with
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of newcomers, and their laziness. In conclusion, international
tourism
is not 100% positive for local populations ,
due to
noise and trash left behind, but I believe that the positive side outshines the negative one, because of all the things we can learn, and
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we can give to local businesses.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Revenue
  • Accommodation
  • Cultural exchange
  • Infrastructure
  • Pollution
  • Erosion
  • Overcrowding
  • Economic dependency
  • Global events
  • Sustainable tourism
  • Mutual understanding
  • Strain on natural resources
  • Foot traffic
  • Local traditions and customs
  • Cultural awareness
  • Vulnerable
  • Pandemics
  • Political instability
  • Residue
  • Host country
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