International Tourism
Nowadays, international tourism is the biggest industry in the world. Unfortunately, international tourism creates tension rather than understanding between people from different cultures.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Globalization makes the world seem smaller and encourages people's mobility on a global scale. International tourism which becomes increasingly popular, is considered both vitally important for a better mutual understanding between nations and harmful in that it creates cultural conflicts.
On the one hand, it is justified that global tourism promotes and encourages a better understanding between people from different cultures. As a saying goes, travel broadens the mind, tourists to a country can learn much about the host culture, and local people. Unlike cultural knowledge attained from books, experience in the real contexts is much more vivid and all-sided. More importantly, a visit strengthens the two-way communication between visitors and local people, which broadens the mind of not only travellers but also the host. As a result, a better mutual understanding between them is attainable.
Responding to the tourism advocates, some people argue that international tourism, on the other hand, leads to conflicts. As a matter of fact, tourism is sometimes simply considered a means of entertainment, not a form of education. Thus, tourists may pack their luggage without an intention of opening their mind, but for relaxation only. In fact, many tourists and local people are not ready for cultural communication because they lack certain knowledge such as special customs in other cultures, languages, etc. Therefore, they are likely to misunderstand each other and experience communication breakdown which may lead to cultural conflicts.
Moreover, a short visit to other countries is not enough for a better mutual understanding. On the contrary, it is more likely that culture shock occurs. As tourists are those who most
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Globalization makes the world seem smaller and encourages people's mobility on a global scale. International tourism which becomes increasingly popular, is considered both vitally important for a better mutual understanding between nations and harmful in that it creates cultural conflicts.
On the one hand, it is justified that global tourism promotes and encourages a better understanding between people from different cultures. As a saying goes, travel broadens the mind, tourists to a country can learn much about the host culture, and local people. Unlike cultural knowledge attained from books, experience in the real contexts is much more vivid and all-sided. More importantly, a visit strengthens the two-way communication between visitors and local people, which broadens the mind of not only travellers but also the host. As a result, a better mutual understanding between them is attainable.
Responding to the tourism advocates, some people argue that international tourism, on the other hand, leads to conflicts. As a matter of fact, tourism is sometimes simply considered a means of entertainment, not a form of education. Thus, tourists may pack their luggage without an intention of opening their mind, but for relaxation only. In fact, many tourists and local people are not ready for cultural communication because they lack certain knowledge such as special customs in other cultures, languages, etc. Therefore, they are likely to misunderstand each other and experience communication breakdown which may lead to cultural conflicts.
Moreover, a short visit to other countries is not enough for a better mutual understanding. On the contrary, it is more likely that culture shock occurs. As tourists are those who most