Tourism – the good and the bad of it

    Tourism is an act of moving from one place to another in order to get some rest, to holiday or to see the beauty of the country.

    There are a lot of advantages to us from this industry. Tourism is one of the main ways of earning foreign exchange to our country. It creates employment opportunities for the people such as hoteliers, tourist guides, and many others who provide facilities for tourists. Tourism is also a great opportunity for craftsmen. They can sell their handicrafts, clay pots, batiks, curious and other products at high prices. Tourism also helps us to tell the world about the beauty, richness of our culture and tradition of the country.

    Though tourism is a blessing in 3rd world countries, it has many disadvantages. Tourism destroys the culture and heritage of a country. Valuable historical items are sometimes smuggled out of the country by tourists. Tourism smuggled rare plants and animals out of the country Many social problems such as drugs, sexual diseases are the results of tourism. All these things corrupt our culture and heritage.

    So now it is high time to take steps to stop these harmful effects. The government should impose severe rules to stop them. Wrongdoers should be punished severely. Public awareness programs should be organized. As a foreign exchange earner, we should develop this industry. T.V programs about the cultures, beauty, traditions of our country should be made. They should be sent to foreign countries. Infrastructure facilities such as roads, electricity, hotels should be made available to develop this industry. But at the same time, we must protect our culture.