Many developing countries are currently expanding their tourist industries. Why is this the case? Is it a positive development?

More developing countries are 1expandingimproving their tourism industries. 2Personally, I argue that this is 3a result of advances in the aviation industrya result of the improvement in the aviation industry, and it is 4on the wholeon the whole, not a positive development; this is because 5an inevitable result of the growth of tourismthe inevitable result of the rise of tourist industries is the 6erosioncorruption of local cultures in an attempt to appeal to tourists.

As production technology improves, it is now cheaper than ever to manufacture 7aircraftplanes, 8thereby reducing the costdiminishing the cost of international travel to developing countries. 9Technological improvements 10reduce dependence on human labordecrease the dependency upon human labor, which is often more expensive in the long run than machines for producing products such as airplanes. Furthermore, as companies grow, they 11achieveacquire economies of scale, which means that the average cost of producing each unit decreases. This culminates in aviation companies such as Boeing being able to create 12large numbers of planesvast quantities of planes every year, and 13airlinesflight agencies being able to offer flights to more 14remote destinationsfar-fetched locations.

However, I argue that this rise in tourism to developing countries inevitably 16imposes unwanted constraints on local peopleforces unwanted constraints on the locals as 17expectations of their culture affectexpectations of their cultural impact how many people come to visit and spend their disposable income on the local tourist industry, and as time goes on, the culture becomes performative and begins to lose its significance. Local populations, due to 18market pressuresthe imposition from markets, have to modify traditional customs in order to please foreign visitors, over time leaving behind a destination 19withof little authenticity. 20“Overcommercialization" of cities is a recent yet prevalent phenomenon that can actually hurt the tourism industry in the long run.

Overall, I argue that although 22the cost of travel to developing countries has diminished significantlymass travel to developing countries has diminished significantly as a byproduct of cheaper plane production, it has brought with it the overwhelmingly negative effect of cultural erosion on these nations.