Effects of travelling to visit other countries

ĐỀ 20/10/2012

Today, people become easier and it is more affordable to visit other countries. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

POSITIVE

+ enrich knowledge

+ discover new market

+ entertain themselves

+ tourism development

NEGATIVE

+ waste of money, spend money doing other useful things

+ health concerns: epidemics

+ loss of cultural identity

+ safety

+ illegal immigration

Travelling gains its popularity, undeniably. Some people think that it is a sign of fast development of countries while others believe that there are more pains than gains behind this trend. I partly agree with the former statement.

On one hand, this activity bestows several benefits on individuals and nations. First of all, by travelling, people can enrich their knowledge through the discovery of new places, people and cultures while they can spread their quintessence to host countries. Economically speaking, tourism business benefits greatly with the number of visitors increasing annually and finding this activity affordable. In return, though travellers spend a certain amount of money on their services, they tap into new markets and come up with new ideas to do businesses in these new nations as well. Basically, after long days of assiduity, the idea of traveling satiates people who get bored with mundane tasks, stress and deadlines.

On the other hand, there are risks involved in the escalating number of visitors to other nations. For instance, if they travel to places of low security, their lives are put at risk. One of my close friends lost his life while visiting Thailand in a bloody strike. Natural disasters endanger visitors’ destinies, too. Facts have shown that thousands of visitors, during their relaxation hours at Indonesian and Indian beaches were swept away in the wake of Tsunami. Besides, surveys indicate that there are an increasing number of people suffering chance of avian flu and other epidemics in their visits to tropical areas. Travelling, in other words, contributes to intensifying plagues. Traditionalists are also concerned about loss of cultural identify after realizing that children seem to fall in love with new cultures, instead of trying to learn the old value. Authorities, at the same time, find it unbearable when some people attempt to have illegal immigration through travelling.

In brief, there are pros and cons when more and more people visit other countries. The most important thing is that while enjoying their holidays, visitors should be well aware of potential menaces.