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It is sometimes argued that tourists from overseas should be charged more than local residents to visit important sites and monuments . I completely disagree with this idea . The argument in favour of higher prices for foreign tourists would be that cultural or historical attractions often depend on state subsidies to keep them going , which means that the resident population already pays money to these sites through the tax s
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ystem . However , I believe this to be a very shortsighted view . Foreign tourists contribute to the economy of the host country with the money they spend on a wide range of goods and services , including food , souvenirs , accommodation and travel . The governments and inhabitants of every country should be happy to subsidise important tourist sites and encourage people from the rest of the world to visit them . If travellers
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realised that they would have to pay more to visit historical and cultural attrac - tions in a particular nation , they would perhaps decide not to go to that country on holiday .To take the UK as an example , the tourism industry and many related jobs rely on visitors coming to the country to see places like Windsor Castle or Saint Paul ' s Cathedral . These two sites charge the same price regardless of nationality , and thi
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s helps to promote the nation ' s cultural heritage . If overseas tourists stopped coming due to higher prices , there would be a risk of insufficient funding for the maintenance of these important buildings . In conclusion , I believe that every effort should be made to attract tourists from overseas , and it would be counterproductive to make them pay more than local residents .
