I’d say there are many potential benefits than drawbacks, but this doesn’t mitigate the drawbacks presence. Now, some of the benefits would definitely be the employment of the unemployed individuals, As now there is an tourism sector, definitely more people are going to visit the countries, so they need facility to visit. So many people are going to be able to work for the tourists somehow. And on the other hand, also the citizens of the country might want to work more on their image as a country. So they would start improving their cities, want to present their city in the good image. However, some possible drawbacks might be the tourists taking in bad image of the country since it’s less developed and this image would still be engraved in their minds even after the country had developed. other drawbacks might be that the citizens of this country might not be as welcoming.
Band 7+: What are the advantages and disadvantages of promoting tourism in less-developed regions?
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I'd say there are many potential benefits rather than drawbacks, but this doesn't mitigate the presence of drawbacks. Now, some of the benefits would definitely be the employment of unemployed individuals. As there is now a tourism sector, definitely more people are going to visit the country, so they need facilities to accommodate visitors. Many people will be able to work for the tourists in some capacity. On the other hand, the citizens of the country might want to work more on their image as a nation. They would start improving their cities and want to present their city in a good light. However, some possible drawbacks might be that tourists could take away a negative image of the country since it's less developed, and this image could remain in their minds even after the country has developed. Other drawbacks might be that the citizens of this country might not be as welcoming.
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