The costs of international travel are decreasing and tourism is growing. What are the advantages and disadvantages of increasing tourism activity in different countries?
With the advent of globalization there has been a significant growth in the tourist industry. This trend can largely be attributed to the reduction in the cost of traveling. Like everything else there are both beneficial and negative consequences of this tendency.
On the one hand, contribution of the tourist industry to the socio-economic growth is substantial. Tourism brings an immense amount of income and provides employment opportunities especially for young people in service sectors such as hospitality, transport and entertainment. It also has created conductive environment to develop i...
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