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Advantages as well as numerous disadvantages of tourism through the eyes of a traveler
Tourism is not just about lounging by the pool or touring a museum. The travel industry means new jobs and taxes for the local budget, an opportunity for development and growth, as well as dissatisfaction from the eternal crowds of tourists. Tourism is not just about lounging by the pool or touring a museum. These days, the travel industry means new jobs and taxes for the local budget, an opportunity for development and growth, as well as dissatisfaction from the eternal crowds of tourists, like in Barcelona or Venice. This sphere can be extremely profitable for the region, or it can lead to a natural disaster when the abundance of travelers begins to destroy the natural ecological environment. Let's understand the advantages and disadvantages of tourism, shall we? Maintenance of tourist infrastructure requires a large number of low-skilled workers, which allows decent employment of the mass of people without higher education. In tourist regions it is easier to develop small hotel and restaurant business, stores with different groups of goods, sell beauty services, products of farming and handicrafts. It is easier to attract investors to tourist regions. And tourists pay taxes in the region where they vacation. This allows for more efficient filling of the regional treasury, after which the funding can be used to improve infrastructure. To attract tourists, the region has to constantly improve the infrastructure, which is used not only by vacationers, but also by the local population. For the region, the development of tourist destinations is a difficult but effective way to improve the living standards of the population. Small and medium-sized businesses in such regions can count on the assistance of the administration, which allows more entrepreneurs to succeed. At the same time, getting a loan for business development in the tourist region can be much easier, given the prospects of the sphere.