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Travelling and, by which, broadening our horizons have always been a part of what we do as humans, and the desire to do so has only grown stronger with the development of cross-continent methods of transportation. Given how easy it is to travel nowadays, it should come as no surprise that travelling has only gained popularity over the years as a pastime, as a hobby, and even as work trips. There is no stopping people from exploring what lies beyond the seas, that much is certain. Countries know this, evident by the fact that many have spared no effort in developing and maintaining the facilities that make up their tourism industry. Operating these facilities requires people, which means that with the development of the tourism industry comes jobs for the people as well as general economic prosperity for the community. However, international travels have also inadvertently resulted in massive environmental consequences as well as leakage of national talent, as will be explained below.

Travelling has never been as easy as it is now. The optimisation and, in turn, commercialisation of long-distance travels has enabled most average-income workers to travel every now and again, provided that they are able to budget responsibly for a few months. Even to those who do not inherently have the desire to travel, the option has been made available to them thanks to how easy it is to access information from all around the world nowadays, a far cry from the way things were back when the Internet was still a luxury. In accordance with the free market principles, where there is demand, there is ought to be supply, and as such, tourist-centred facilities have been established in number as plenty as needed to accommodate the ever-increasing number of tourists, hence repeating the tourism cycle. We have seen exceptions to this norm in the years of the pandemic, but tourism as an industry has become so ingrained in the lives of people that it is one of the industries expected to first recuperate, simply for the sheer fact that so many people’s livelihoods depend on it.

From a purely economic standpoint, international travels have propelled many countries’ economy to a level it would not have got to otherwise. The industry itself has created numerous jobs, employing a great number of people in the country, creating a ripple effect that is present in a number of different industries including production of goods, in terms of demand for tourism- oriented products, and education, in terms of opening up new faculties to nurture talents in the hospitality field. In general, the recently emphasised presence and accessibility has only contributed to the economic prosperity of many countries. Having said that, tourism has always been notorious for its enormous environmental footprint, which has only exacerbated the already alarming situation of climate change and global warming. An example of this is the fact that many high-profile individuals have been called out for using private jets for short-distance travels, creating emissions equal to that of thousands of average individuals. Increased international travels has only made the situation worse in the same manner. Furthermore, the option of being able to travel to foreign countries has resulted in national talent going elsewhere, especially for countries already in need of such talents in the first place. While the immediate effects of this phenomenon might not be as visible, it has far-reaching implications for such countries who are not able to incentivise their people to stay.

All in all, the rising of international travels, brought about by modernisation in general, can truly be seen as more of a blessing than it is a curse given the effects it has had on economies everywhere. However, it is important that governments take this development in strides so as not to put excessive burden on the environment as well as other facets negatively affected by tourism.

VOCABULARY:

Broaden (v): Mở rộng
Horizon (n): Chân trời
Continent (n): Châu lục
Evident (adj): Được minh chứng
Prosperity (n): Sự thịnh vượng
Leakage of national talent (không nhất thiết phải chính xác là cụm này): Chảy máu chất xám
Optimisation (n): Sự tối ưu hóa
Commercialisation (n): Sự thương mại hóa
Budget (v): Tính toán chi tiêu
Inherent (adj): Tiềm tàng, nội tại
Ingrained (adj): Gắn rễ
Recuperate (v): Hồi phục
Livelihood (n): Kế sinh nhai
Propel (v): Đẩy đi tới
Ripple effect: Hiệu ứng gợn sóng
Emphasise (v): nhấn mạnh
High-profile (adj): Vị trí thu hút nhiều sự chú ý