More and more people nowadays visit well-known places to take photographs of themselves, without looking at tl1e place. Why do you think this is happening? Is it a positive or a negative trend?

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at famous and iconic places has increased

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of knowing about the historical and cultural significance of that location. Online presence is the major underlying cause behind

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increasing tendency to take

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of themselves at popular places which is a negative move. I will explain the reasons in detail

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the negative approach in the upcoming paragraphs.

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technological advancements, everyone has access to mobile phones, portable cameras, microphones, the Internet etcetera. The ease of clicking

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and making videos has surged the inclination to focus on themselves irrespective of appreciating the significance of that location.

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, with the urge to have more followers, and hope to earn more money through social media accounts

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as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and so on, the number of social media influencers has increased tremendously. Thereby, for the desire of social validation in the form of likes and comments, visitors are more focused on taking stunning images of themselves at the landmarks which undermined the purpose of visiting a place to enjoy its scenery

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and know about the history and culture. The above-mentioned reasons have negative impacts on tourism's significance in exploring the world

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because if the person is preoccupied with mobile phones and cameras, they are reflecting a superficial engagement with the culture and history.

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, lack of understanding about the educational and emotional values of that tourist site, they could not actually

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the trip.

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, if the famous figure visited any place and shared their

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and videos on social platforms, there are likely chance of travelling to that place by the number of other visitors. The use of flash photography, touching delicate artefacts, and the increasing commuters crowd are deteriorating the significant tourists' sites, and have a negative

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for those who really wish to deeply

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the importance of that destination. In conclusion, I would wrap up my essay by saying that social media presence and blogging culture

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ever-rise the photo-capturing trend at popular tourist hotspots, resulting in, degrading the beauty of those sites, ruining the tourist

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of real visitors, and reducing the importance of tourism which is discovering the world,

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behaviour should be stopped which is in the best interests of others.