【Onemightexpectthattheever?growingdemandsofthetouristtradewouldbringnothingbutgoodforthecountriesthatreceivetheholiday?makers.Indeedarosypictureispaintedforthelong?termfutureoftheholidayindustry.Everym】

　　Onemightexpectthattheever?growingdemandsofthetouristtradewouldbringnothingbutgoodforthecountriesthatreceivetheholiday?makers.Indeedarosypictureispaintedforthelong?termfutureoftheholidayindustry.Everymonthseesthebuildingofanewhotelsomewhere.Andeverymonthanotherrock?boundPacificislandisadvertisedasthe‘lastparadise(天堂)onearth’．

　　Howeverthescaleandspeedofthisgrowthseemsettodestroytheverythingstouristswanttoenjoy.Inthosecountrieswheretherewasarushtomakequickmoneyoutofsea?sideholidaysover?crowdedbeachesandtheconcretejunglesofendlesshotelshavebeguntolosetheirappeal.

　　Thosecountrieswithlittleexperienceoftourismcansuffermost.InrecentyearsNepalsetouttoattractforeignvisitorstofunddevelopmentsinhealthandeducation.Itsforestsfullofwildlifeandrareflowerswereofferedtotouristsasonemoreuntouchedparadise.Infactthenaturealltoosoonfelttheeffectsofthousandsofholiday?makerstravelingthroughtheforestland.Ancienttracksbecamemajorroutesforthewalkerswiththeconsequentexploitationofprecioustreesandplants.

　　Notonlycantheenvironmentofacountrysufferfromthesuddengrowthoftourism.Thepeopleaswellrapidlyfeelitseffects.Farmlandmakeswayforhotelsroadsandairports;theoldwayoflifegoes.Theone?timefarmerisnowtheservantofsomemulti?nationalorganization;heisnolongerhisownmaster.Onceitwashisbackthatborethepain;nowitishissmilethatisexploited.Nodoubthewonderswhetherhewasn'thappierinhisvillageworkinghisownland.

　　Thankfullythetouristindustryiswakinguptotheresponsibilitiesithastowardsthosecountriesthatreceiveitscustomers.Theprotectionofwildlifeandthecreationofnationalparksgohandinhandwithtouristdevelopmentandinfactobtainfinancialsupportfromtouristcompanies.Atthesametimetouristsarebeingencouragedtorespectnotonlythecountrysidetheyvisitbutalsoitspeople.

　　Thewaytourismishandledinthenexttenyearswilldecideitsfateandthatofthecountriesweallwanttovisit.Theirneedsandproblemsaremoreimportantthanthoseofthetouristcompanies.Increasedunderstandinginplanningworld?widetourismcanpreservethemar