Tourism is an industry which provides people with opportunities to feel nature and enjoy an ideal environment. It has become a modern lifestyle for many people when they have vacation. With the integrating of global economy and the development of airplane, it is a good choice to travel another contry and this is international tourism. International tourism promotes the development of the economy and is vital for many countries, such such as Egypt, Greece and Thailand. However, as the saying goes “Every coin has two sides”, many problems occured because of the international tourism. In this essay, the shortcomings and merits of international tourism will be disscussed.
It is a controversial issue that whether the tourism will bring harm to the environment or not. International tourism may carry certain drawbacks socially and environmentally. Specifically. the influx of tourists may constitute an intrusion upon the lives of many local inhabitants. The behavior of tourists will make changes in the local culture, habits and values. It is universally acknowledged that tourism is an expression of hunman desire for variety and for exploration. As a consequence , some explorations on the part of international tourists is inevitable, which may in turn cause locals disconcerted. Moreover, vast touring populations between countries may seriously damage biodiversity and ecological equilibrium. Each person will produce 122 Kg CO2 from London to Paris only one way by plane. (The Observer, 29 January 2006)And the vast amounts of fossil fuel consumed in transportation influence environmental threats to the global warming. However, international tourism also take many merits to our society.
"International tourism receipts grew to $944 billion (euro 642 billion) in 2008, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 1.8% on 2007. When the export value of international passenger transport receipts is accounted for, total receipts in 2008 reached a record of $1.1 trillion, or over $3 billion a day."( The Observer,June 2009) Obviously, international tourism spawns even greater benefits on individual, communal, and societal levels. In the first place, it provides your real feeling that means you could touch, smell and hear ,not from TV or piture.Secondly, international tourism has greatly promoted the economic communities in the recipient country.At last but not the least,the experience acquired while traveling abroad can help to eliminate awareness of national culture tourists misunderstandings, and prejudices of many international understanding.
In conclusion, international tourism is benefit for economy and global communicating to know more information about another country. It privodes people real feeling and special experience for natural and society.However, international tourism will change the local culture and local government shoul protect it.What is more, the emission of CO2 which was produced in transportation had a strong impact on environment. Overall, the pollution problem will be solved in the future as the rapid development of technology, international tourism is a convenient and efficient way to know global village.
References:
The Observer, 29 January 2006 & http://track.omguk.com/?PID=5223&AID=5292&CID=419156&MID=4883&WID=13412. Times are centre-to-centre, each way
(June 2009)"UNWTO World Tourism Barometer June 2009". UNWTO World Tourism Barometer (World Tourism Organization)June 2009. http://unwto.org/facts/eng/pdf/barometer/UNWTO_Barom09_2_en_excerpt.pdf.Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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In the first place, it affords tourists opportunities to experience a foreign culture first hand. Touring another country is a multi-sensory experience (tourists can see, hear, touch or even smell the exotic things at the destination spots), which is infinitely more interactive than just peering through a TV or PC screen at another culture. In the second place, international tourism substantially boosts the economy of communities in the recipient country. Take china for instance ，over the past two decades, International tourism generated colossal numbers of employment opportunities in china’s retail ,hospitality and transportation sectors and immensely augmented the tax revenue of provincial and municipal government . In the third place ,the empirical knowledge gained during overseas journeys can help eliminate many of the stereotypes that tourists have believed in about the misapprehensive culture of country.
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