Thursday, September 25, 2008

The problems of tourism

Tourism is the world's largest growth industry. A lot of countries that don't have much natural resources depend on it bringing finance into them. There are many advantages of it, however, disadvantages cant be ignored either. Increasing crime and pollution are two of the effects of tourism.

Crime increase is a major problem for tourism industry. The most common type is stealing. Knowing there will be a lot of tourists at the famous attraction spots, many well-trained thieves wait there and look for tourists to steal from. For some reason, they can always tell the differences in tourists than local people. Stealing isnt the only type in crime, but also rubbery, shooting, kidnapping, etc.

Increasing pollution is another disadvantage of tourism. Many places are famous for its natural environment. Because of it, tourists want to go check it out. The more tourists, the more trash they bring. Thats the major impact for the environment. Therefore, we should protect those attractions like our own instead of being careless.

Traveling is very joyful. It helps the economy and relax our mind. Everything has two sides, both good and bad. However, we shouldn't jump to the conclusion by seeing the bad images of it. So next time when we go traveling, we should help maintain the attractions clean, keep an eye on our belongings and be aware of our own safety.

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