20. Tourism

Positives of Tourism

• Tourism is a popular leisure activity
• People go on holiday to relax and have fun
• Tourists can experience different cultures
• They can sunbathe on beaches or go sight-seeing
• Travelling abroad opens our minds
• We can learn to speak other languages
• The tourist trade is vital for some economies
• It creates employment in services like accommodation, transport and entertainment
• Some areas rely on tourism for their income
• Tourists spend money
• Tourism attracts investment from multi-national companies
• It helps to improve the standard of living
• Low-cost airlines are making it cheaper to travel abroad

Negative effects of tourism

• Tourism can have a negative effect on the natural environment
• The building of facilities and infrastructure can destroy the habitat of wild animals
• Beautiful beaches are spoilt by the building of hotels
• Tourism creates pollution and waste
• It puts pressure on local resources
• Local traditional and cultures may be endangered
• A rise in the cost of living affects local people
• The price of goods, services and housing may increase significantly

The future of tourism

• Government should introduce laws to protect natural environments and local cultures
• Tourism should have a low impact on wildlife
• Renewable resources like solar or water power should be used
• Waste should be recycled
• Local businesses such as farms should be supported

旅游的好处

• 旅游是一种受欢迎的休闲活动
• 人们在假期去放松和玩耍
• 游客能体验不同的文化
• 他们可以在海滩上沐日光浴或观光
• 出国旅游开阔我们的心胸
• 我们可以学习说其它语言
• 旅游业对一些经济来说至关重要
• 它创造了服务业的就业如住宿、交通和娱乐
• 一些区域依赖旅游业为他们的收入
• 游客花钱
• 旅游业吸引来自跨国公司的投资
• 它帮助提高生活标准
• 低价航空正使得出国旅游越来越便宜

旅游的坏处

• 旅游业对自然环境有一个消极的影响
• 设施和基础设施的建设会摧毁野生动物的栖息地
• 美丽的海滩被旅馆的建设毁坏
• 旅游业造成污染和废物
• 它给当地资源造成压力
• 地方传统和文化或许濒危
• 生活成本的提高影响当地人
• 物品、服务和住房价格可能大幅度上升

旅游业的未来

• 政府应该引进法律来保护自然资源和地方文化
• 旅游业应该对野生生物有一个低影响
• 像太阳能和水能这样的可再生资源应该被使用
• 废物应该被回收
• 像农场的地方商业应该被支持