Nowadays, international tourism is the biggest industry in the world. However, people argue that this trend creates tension rather than understanding between people form different cultures. Although, cultural conflict is unavoidable, I believe that tourism helps improve undersanding and harmony between different cultures.
On the one hand, it cannot be denied that sometimes tourism brings some cultural clashes between different cultures. To begin with, the visitors can accidentally disregard clothing etiquette in some places of worship. For example, some east visitors often wear short dress and tank tops when they go to pagoda in Asia. It causes inconvenience for local residents, they feel disrespected. Moreover, some tourists can criticize some traditional in host country. For distance, visitors can express judgement about traditional food practices that they don’t like.
On the other hand, I believe that the tourism brings many benefits for people in improving understanding and connecting with other different cultures. First, each community has different cultures, and create a colorful culture. When tourists travel to new places, they can learn about many things such as food, scenery, etc. They also try to many things such as making portery, bowls, etc. As a consequence, individuals can broaden their knowledge and learn how to respect other different cultures and their culture. Furthermore, understanding different cultures through tourism helps keep peace in the world. Sometimes, just a culture misunderstanding can cause war. For example, in 1857, the war between England and India happened when England broke their religious rules about not eating beef, and they felt angry.
In conclusion, although tourisms brings some disadvantages, I believe that tourisms brings many benefits to concect with each other.