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IELTS Essay: As international travel is becoming cheaper, more and more countries are allo...

Prompt

As international travel is becoming cheaper, more and more countries are allowing in more tourists. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

#tourism_development#international_travel#economic_impact#environmental_impact#cultural_preservation#sustainability

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 presents balanced arguments; Band 9 recognizes that outcomes depend entirely on governance (whether revenue returns to communities) and environmental safeguards, not on tourism itself.

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Key concepts in this essay

economic multiplier effects in tourism
carrying capacity and environmental limits
cultural commodification and identity erosion
governance and revenue capture mechanisms in tourism

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Listing advantages and disadvantages without weighing their relative magnitude or likelihood
Assuming all tourists have same impact (luxury vs. backpacker, single visit vs. repeat)
Ignoring destination-specific contexts (capacity, development stage, regulatory environment)

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