Tourism causes benefits and problems (Journal 5)

Tourism is an important factor in the economy of many countries. According with some researches the tourism constitutes one of the most significant sources of incomes of a nation. For many developing countries, in particular small economies, tourism is the strongest economic sector. Tourism not only provides economic benefits, but also it provides certain disadvantages.It is true that tourism brings good incomes in the economy of some countries, but also it brings some problems which affect directly the environment of those countries surrounded by tourists.

Since tourism plays a important role in the improvement of the economy of developing countries, it has become a plataform in which exists a transformation in the lack of economic resources into a wealth economic. Tourism also provides the increase of employment. Many industries are benefited by the tourism, which is a important factor that provides new jobs. Tourism also provides excellent benefits to the countries bringing cultural pride and reduce the vulnerability.

In contrast, tourism provokes environmental impacts in those countries where the affluence of tourist is enormous. In those countries which are characterized for having natural areas, is where exists environmental damages. An increase in the tourism can ruin areas of natural beauty. Tourism can damage coral reefs, pollute beaches and destroy natural areas. Tourism also creates great consume of resources, for example, energy, water, and other. Tourism also bring changes in the infrastructure of the country because the more tourism, the more increase of construction which affect natural lands.

Indeed, many are the benefits that tourism brings to developing countries. Many industries are benefited with the affluence of tourism which contribute in the creation of job opportunities. The economic of the countries increase its profit. At the same time diverse are the impacts that tourism carried to those natural areas. The environment is suffer a change in its original structure which are fatal since natural resource are not renewable.