Some people think that cultural traditions may be destroyed when they are used as money-making attractions aimed at tourists. Others believe it is the only way to save these traditions. Discuss on both sides and give your opinion.( 19-03-2005, and then repeated on 21-3-2009 in India)

Introduction: It is true that cultural traditions attract tourists from all over the world and develop local economy. However, just as there is no garden without weeds, so we should take both merits and demerits into consideration.

Paragraph 1: We have to make these cultural traditions alluring for tourists because we need tourists. Firstly, tourism boosts our economy and secondly we get a chance to spread our culture to different countries. If our artists and artisans do not earn money from their art, which depicts our culture and tradition, then this art will die off and we’ll only be the losers. (you can add other advantages of tourism)

Paragraph 2: On the other hand, when cultural traditions are used as money-making attractions, they lose their original features. Sometimes it makes cultural traditions disappear altogether. But we can always make cautious changes.

Conclusion: In my opinion, to save cultural traditions we need to make some changes to make them alluring to the tourist of today. If we don’t do so we’ll lose them altogether and we’ll lose our tourists also.