Throughout history, opportunities for better understanding have strongly been emphasized by many people. Over the past few decades, oversea travelling has become increasingly affordable and accessible to travelers. Despite some obvious disadvantages of this trend, I would argue that these are outweighed by the advantages.
To commence with, there are two main problems caused by the rise of international tourism. As more and more people turn to travelling with reasonable prices, environmental problems triggered by transportation are inevitable. As a matter of fact, there has been significant degradation in air quality when an accelerating number of people opt for air travel. Not to mention, the escalation of tourism does endanger the life of local people. Such tourist hotspots as Paris, Berlin or Rome have been plagued by problems like theft, begging or drug abuse when they are thronged with holidaymakers during the tourist seasons.
These problems, however, truly pale into insignificance when compared to the benefits of this change. First and foremost, it holds true that the more opportunities people have to travel, the greater chance they have to broaden their connections and sharpen their knowledge. People can now genuinely experience the cultural charming beauties of places they merely know through books and movies. Travellers, consequently, stand a better chance of communicating with local people and gain a deeper insight into the world outside. Another benefit to be considered is that the development of tourism can give a boost to local traditions. Were it not for the accessibility of international travelling, the local customs would not be showcased and appreciated as properly as they now are. This is true for the example of ethnic minorities in the southern mountainous parts of Vietnam, whose cultures are now recognized worldwide for the country has welcomed more tourists from other nations.
In conclusion, it appears to me that the advantages of this tendency are more significant than its demerits. To my mind, resources should be allocated to develop the tourism industry to give people opportunities to enrich their knowledge and introduce their cultures to others.
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- degradation in air quality: decline in the quality of air (sự giảm chất lượng nguồn không khí)
- the escalation of tourism: the increase of tourism (sự gia tăng du lịch)
- tourist hotspots: popular tourist destinations (những địa điểm du lịch nổi tiếng)
- plague something: to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time (gây hại cái gì đó/ai đó trong một khoảng thời gian)
- be thronged with: be crowded with (đông với)
- pale into insignificance: to become less significant than something else (trở nên ít quan trọng hơn)
- genuinely experience: to gain real experience about something (có trải nghiệm thật về cái gì đó)
- stand a chance of: to have an opportunity to do something (có cơ hội làm gì đó)
- give a boost to: to improve or increase something (phát triển, thúc đẩy cái gì đó)
- showcased: to show the best qualities or parts of something (trưng bày/giới thiệu vẻ đẹp)
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