Final essay--- Walter

The tourism is advancing at an amazing speed in the contemporary society. A recent study conducted by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) revealed that international tourism accounted for approximately 11 percent of the world export of goods and services.( Tourism Market Trends, 2005 Edition) But in the meantime, whether focus on developing tourist industry completely has become a highly controversy. Some people concern that tourism might cause some trouble in local area. This essay will show further discussion on this subject with exemplifications on both views.

Convincing arguments can be made that tourism can bring great economic and social effect on individuals, community and country. In the first place, the foreigners have the opportunities to experience the foreign culture by traveling. Also they are more likely to learn the customs through communicating with the local inhabits, which is more interactive and vivid than just watch through a TV or PC online video play feeling another culture. In the second place, tourism is one of the major sources of incomes for nations' economy. Specifically, international tourism substantially boosts the economy of communities in this country. Take China for example, international tourism has improved the level of the social infrastructure and service area over the past decades. Meanwhile, the tax revenue of regional and civic governments can be taken full use to invest more valuable purposing. Possible the growing tourism might become the one of reasons to accelerate the nation turn to the rich side. Singapore, known as one of the four small tigers in Asian is a typical case, whose tourism is one of the pillar industries in economy of Singapore. (DUBLIN -- Research and Markets, 2007-2009)

Nevertheless, as an old saying goes;” every rose has its thorn.”(Poison, second album Open Up And Say...Ahh!., 1988).International tourism may also result in unexpected problems such social issue and environments. To begin with, the majority of touring population may undermine the local ecology balance. Owing to the human desire for variety and exploration, the ecosystem and local inhabitant have been damaged seriously in the recent years. Moreover, the increasing touring populations between countries may raise the burden of the capacity in the urban. It would turn out a tough problem how to deal with the overload public transportation and residence issue. For example, the Shanghai 2010 Expo is approaching; it should be a good chance to present the image of the metro to the world and the same time the local government should spend large sum of money to solve a series complex solutions to maintain the operation of the metropolis orderly. Furthermore, the arising environment issue that the garbage tourists left behind and the vast amounts of fossil fuel consumed in transportation would threaten the environmental to the tourist destinations and cause the air pollution in long period.

Above all, I concede that international tourism may create some adverse effects. It should be worth developing tourism and encourage local community to spend more capital on the promotion of travel. On balance, I am convinced that while promoting international tourism, we should respect between the tourists and the local denizens harmony. This could become a win-win situation for society.

Reference:

Excerpt from Article: Journal of Economic Cooperation, 27-4 (2006), 63-106

World Tourism Organization, "Tourism Market Trends, 2005 Edition".

It was released in 1988 as the third single from Poison's second album Open Up And Say...Ahh!.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Rose_Has_Its_Thorn

DUBLIN-Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a7b39a/opportunities_in_s)