Well, we think people are fascinated by travelling and visiting different countries because they gain more experience and also it helps people to be exposed to different cultures. One of My friends, for example, had a great opportunity to travel abroad to the UK. The very beginning, she was really surprised with the system in the country, how systemised it is, and also the habits, even the simple ones, and how different the habits are from Egypt and she was really thrilled with this experience. Second question. I strongly believe that tourism can definitely be beneficial for local communities. The reason why I think so is that it’s an essential and inevitable source of income to the country and additionally it provides the country with the foreign currency in which it’s needed.
Band 6+: Why do you think people enjoy travelling to other countries? How can tourism benefit local communities? Do you think tourism can have negative effects on local people? Why? Is it better for a country to attract international tourists or encourage domestic tourism? How has the way people travel changed over the last 20 years? Do you think people travel more nowadays than they did in the past? Why? How might travelling change in the future? Do you think technology will make travelling easier or less enjoyable in the future?
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Well, we think people are fascinated by travelling and visiting different countries because they gain more experience and also it helps people to be exposed to different cultures. One of my friends, for example, had a great opportunity to travel abroad to the UK. At the very beginning, she was really surprised with the system in the country, how systemised it is, and also the habits, even the simple ones, and how different the habits are from Egypt, and she was really thrilled with this experience. Second question. I strongly believe that tourism can definitely be beneficial for local communities. The reason why I think so is that it's an essential and inevitable source of income to the country, and additionally it provides the country with the foreign currency in which it's needed.
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