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Should cities limit how many tourists can visit each year?

For

It protects local culture, nature, and quality of life.

Against

Tourism supports jobs and local businesses.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Locals can’t afford living there anymore, and local culture is effectively destroyed and replaced by businesses who cater only to tourists.
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  • Tourism's growth has brought high prices, crowds, noise pollution, over-burdened infrastructure and the demise of a way of life.
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Against

  • Limiting tourism also reduces the number of jobs.
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  • Protesting to limit tourism entirely is not smart, it affects local businesses and many jobs that are dependent on tourism.
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