It is stated that international tourism has a negative impact on local residents. There are a number of reasons leading to this statement and from my perspective, several solutions should be applied to change the residents’ attitude towards this issue.
There are a primary couple of reasons why host residents consider foreign tourists as a source of serious problems in their countries. The first reason is that tourists might not understand traditional custom of local people, which might make them be insensitive towards the feelings of local residents. Therefore, the locals would have hostility whenever foreign tourists have unsuitable manners in public places. For example, some Western tourists wore skirts or shorts visiting pagodas in Hanoi, which led to the misunderstanding among the locals that they shorted of respect of Buddhist of Vietnam. The second reason is that tourists often litter and pollute the environment in beauty spots. As a result, these actions make local residents perceive with unfriendly eyes.
However, I believe that there are some effective measures approaching to solve the roots of the issue. Firstly, the advantages of global tourism bring to local economies must be diffused widely on the official media to raise public awareness. Through advertising forms, residents would recognize that, foreign travellers spends their money on accommodation and local products, which creates a lot of jobs and boosts income for locals. Secondly, travel agencies must have policies to encourage tourists respecting indigenous practices of host countries and force them to keep clean for the environment. Furthermore, local authorities should put environmental protection signs or regulations for visitors in visible places beside the heritages and wo rship places. Finally, any traveller violates the law of host countries must be penalized strictly.
In conclusion, although there are some reasons of international tourism impacting negatively on local attitude, I believe that there are numerous methods as mention above, should be applied to change positively this trend.