International tourism is now the biggest industry in the world.

Unfortunately, it
brings tension rather than understanding between the people from different
cultures. To what extent do you agree of disagree with this opinion?
Each year, hundreds of millions of people travel around the globe for leisure,
business, and other purposes. The continuous and steady growth of international
tourism brings together peoples from different cultural systems and inevitably leads
to misunderstandings and conflicts that are difficult to resolve.
Among the forces contributing to the tension behind these cross cultural
encounters, those of language barriers are perhaps the most prominent.
Communication with foreigners has always been difficult and may lead to
misunderstandings even with the help of a tour guide or interpreter. Then,
differences in customs and traditions may also produce quite a lot of
unpleasantness during a journey. In many Muslim countries, for example, pork and
wine are never served because of a taboo against them. This may be particularly
difficult to adapt to for a traveler who is planning a long term stay. Similarly, a
western traveling to the Middle East may find it annoying to have to wear headscarf.
Whats more, different usage of measurements may cause difficulty in
communication. When referring to distance, for instance, Americans tend to use
miles, which may cause some difficulty in understanding to people who use
kilometers.
Apart from these tensions caused by cultural differences, international tourism may
also lead to conflicts between tourists and a local community. International tourism
brings huge numbers of travelers from all over the world to a local community who
may prefer to live peacefully without disruption from the outside world. However,
noise, congestion and pollution always accompany international tourists to the
environment and culture of the regions they visit.
Undeniably, international tourism is among the foremost vehicles for cultural
exchange and proves to be an effective way to boost a regions economic growth.
However, before the cultural gap that exists between the homes and a foreign
destination can be bridged and hospitable tourism becomes a global practice, it
always creates tension rather than understanding along the trip.

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