[b]Is it necessary to develop tourism?[/b] [b]Arguments[/b] [b][b]1. It is necessary to develop the tourist trade, for it contributes a lot to increasing understanding between nations.[b]2. As the saying goes, "Seeing is believing." Only a trip to an unfamiliar land can help us understand the people and culture there.[b]3. Since tourism helps increase understanding between people, it will finally wipe out prejudice against other nations, and make the world a more peaceful one.[b]4. Tourism contributes significantly to many countries' GNP(Gross National Product). The economy of some nations is based on the tourist industry.[b]5. Tourism helps develop a nation's commerce because tourists are most likely to buy souvenirs wherever they go.[b]6. Tourism provides jobs for many people and helps solve or ease the social problem of unemployment.[b]7. Tourism helps accelerate a city's construction and its embellishment.[b]8. Contact with tourists from 123r widens the horizon of the local people.[b]9. The tourist trade gives people a chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the word and the wonders of manki12[b]10. Tourism will help people learn about different cultures of the world. [b]Counter-arguments[/b][b][b]1. Tourism cannot increase understanding between nations because tourists are often trapped in big hotels and only gaze at the natives from a distance.[b]2. Tourism does not wipe out prejudice, but leads to the persistence of national stereotypes because when travelling, you notice only characteristics which confirm your preconceptions.[b]3. It is true that foreign friends can make people understand stereotypes are absurd and harnffnl, but the tourist trade prevents people from making foreign friends.[b]4. Since tourists do not have time to mix with the local people, they cannot have a full view of the local culture.[b]5. Tourism makes some parts of the word too crowded a place to live in.[b]6. Tourism creates pollution and has destroyed many beautiful scenic spots.[b]7. Tourists cannot have a full enjoyment of the beautiful scenery because the places they visit are restricted by organizers.[b]8. As the saying goes, "Travel makes a wise man better, but a fool worse."[b]9. Contact with and assimilation~ of other cultures will reduce the uniqueness of one's own culture and make the world less colourful than before.