Organized tours to remote places and communities are becoming

more and more popular. Is it a positive or negative development

for local people and the environment?

Whether acceleration in the number of package tours to isolated

areas is beneficial or detrimental to local residents and the
surroundings is a controversial topic and deserves a thorough
discussion. Pondering over this issue, I am strongly alleged that
although this development brings benefits to the local people in
terms of economy and living conditions, it can have deleterious
effects on the environment and the social security of these
areas.

On one hand, it is apparent that travelling to far-flung places

offers crystal-cleared benefits to both tourists and the local
community. Initially, these places offers visitors a chance to
discover the unspoiled nature and contemplate a plethora of
breathtaking scenery. Chances are that the package trip to remote
regions might be a once-in-a-time experience and comprise of
unforgetable memories. In tandem with it, development in
entertainment in far-flung areas can bring them such tremendous
profit as improving the local people’s lives and providing them
with permanent jobs. This can be illustrated by the Spring
journal survey in Japan, which indicated that the unemployment
rate has shrunk about 18,4% as a result of tourism development.
Generally speaking, package tours to remote regions turn out to
be a positive economic development.

On the other hand, it is an indisputable fact that experiencing

the far-flung traveling hides unpredictable risks. In these
areas, harsh weather conditions can have detrimental effects on
the human body as spending long hours in hot or cold weather may
lead to some debilitating diseases such as dizziness or vomiting.
Meanwhile, there are be no facilities for tourists. Not only the
transportation is a chief problem, but also the telecommunication
system is very poor in this kind of area. It would be problematic
if things went against prepared plans and unwanted situations
faced. Consequently, far-flung travels can’t insure tourist’s
safety and conditions. According to Newcastle University in
England, 34% of risk is confirmed by participants in trip to
remote areas. That is why many people hesitate to take this type
of holidays.

To summarise, going to such far-flung places could be a double-

edged knife, which has both its pros and conts. From my
perspective, beside improving facilities, government should
invest more to urbanize these regions and develop this
entertainment as much as possible.
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