A lot of places in the world rely on tourism as a main source of income. Unfortunately, tourism can also be a source of problems if it is not managed correctly. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in the modern world. Do you think that benefits of tourism outweight its drawbacks?

Nowadays tourism generates a significant portion of national income for many countries, but it has certain 1drawbacks as welldrawbacks too. This essay will examine the advantages and disadvantages of tourism and provide a logical conclusion.

2The two main advantages of developed tourism industry are boost in country’s economy and a large number of new job openings for the local people. Firstly, tourists spend money on a wide range of services, including hotels, 3entertainmentamusements, transportation, food and medical services. This way, tourism 4generates additional incomeyields an additional income, greatly supporting the country’s economy. 5Secondly, tourism increases the level of employment by bringing new jobs. For instance, the influx of tourists results in 6greater demand for restaurant workersa larger demand in restaurant workers, tour guides, hotel staff and 7retail employeesemployees of retail services, 8promptingexhorting business owners to hire more people for these positions.

But tourism also has some major 9disadvantages such as the destructiondisadvantages like destruction of popular tourist destinations 10and the growth of illegal economic activitiesand development of illegal economic activities. 11AncientіAncient buildings, temples and monuments struggle to cope with a vast amount of 12visitorvisitor’s traffic and 13areget damaged. 14Also, the large number of tourists can cause environmental problems. For instance, when places of interest are overcrowded, natural resources often become overexploited. What’s more, the presence of a considerable number of tourists with a lot of money to spend, and often carrying valuables such as cameras and jewelry, 15makes the area more attractive to criminalsincreases the attraction for criminals and brings with it activities like robbery and drug dealing. However, proper hospitality management and 16effective use of tourism revenuecorrect usage of tourism revenue by the local government can 17mitigateeliminate these disadvantages.

To conclude, although tourism can have certain 19negative effects such as a destructive impactnegative effects like destructive impact and 20an increase in the crime rategrowth of crime rate, it has an extremely positive influence 21on a country's economyon country’s economy and provides a large number of new jobs for the local people. I believe that these benefits of tourism outweigh its drawbacks.