Essay On International Tourism

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Does international tourism benefit the country? Some people believe that the international tourism is the largest and fastest growing industry in the country, while others argue that it brings more trouble than helps. I agree that international tourism is an important industry for many countries in the world. International tourism is playing an important role to bring many economic benefits, social benefits and environmental benefits for the country.

First of all, international tourism is the backbone of the country's economic position. It provides foreign exchange earning for the destination country. When tourists come to visit the country, they usually spend foreign currency. These foreign exchange may help to accelerate the host's economic growth by adding those income to the national income and can stimulate the investment necessary to the finance growth in other economic sectors. Moreover, it creates job opportunities, both through direct employment within the tourism industry such as tour guides or managerial positions and indirect employment which is generated through other i...

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