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IELTS Essay: Many developing countries are expanding their tourist industries. Why is this...

Prompt

Many developing countries are expanding their tourist industries. Why is this? Is this a positive development?

#tourism_development#developing_economies#economic_growth#cultural_impact#environmental_impact

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 writers acknowledge both economic benefits and negative impacts; Band 9 writers explain conditions under which tourism is beneficial and discuss sustainable development models.

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Key concepts in this essay

economic benefits (foreign exchange, employment, infrastructure development)
environmental and cultural downsides (overcrowding, degradation, exploitation)
local versus external stakeholder interests
long-term sustainability versus short-term gains

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Assuming all tourist industry expansion is economically beneficial without addressing environmental costs
Overlooking infrastructure strain, cultural commodification, or dependence on single industry
Failing to distinguish between mass tourism and sustainable/eco-tourism models

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