Tourism: The Major Industry of Thailand Nature provides each country particularities. Some countries have abundant natural resources whereas the others have abundant natural tourist attractions. Thailand is lucky in both respects; there are plentiful gifts that nature gives the country. Therefore, the country utilizes the luck to feed the entire country as a main source of income. However, tourism has both positive and negative aspects. The essay will demonstrate both sides of significance of tourism industry. First of all, there are some negative aspects of the majority of tourism in Thailand. Firstly, it fundamentally affects environment. If there are a tremendous number of people visiting natural tourist attractions, the places are more likely to be damaged by selfishness hidden in humans’ souls. There is one statement comparing a difference between humans and animals: when animals step somewhere, they leave only their tracks; on the other hand, humans not only leave their footprints but also a few pieces of garbage. A few pieces of garbage from each person in a large number can accumulate and turn to be mountains of waste destroying a pleasant environment. Economy, moreover, is also influenced. If the tourism industry gets in trouble due to natural disasters or civil wars as Thailand faced before, the economy will be crippled. This is because tourism contributes a large proportion of country’s revenue. When the country lose a large number of income, it will make the economy frantic. Nevertheless, the importance of tourism also has positive consequences. Firstly, tourism industry contributes to a great economic development. A huge amount of money is circulating in the country’s economy. Travelers spend their money on local products and services. The government taxes both citizens and visitors when they trade in order to improve the entire nation and subsidize other sections. If the economy is good and the infrastructure is developed, it will attract more foreign private investment. It will make the economy growing up steadily. In addition, the tourism industry leads to language education enhancement. Because there are millions of foreigners coming to Thailand, people will be pressured to learn nonnative languages to obtain better opportunities of their lives. It, besides, make the country has an amazing image globally. Most attractive countries have friendly and welcoming images that attract people to visit. To conclude, being a major industry of tourism has both positive and negative consequences. From my perspective, it should be encouraged because its benefits far outweigh its drawbacks in terms of economics and education including general development. The risks of economic collapse due to tourism chaos can be avoided since the country has other main sources of income, such as agriculture industry, and the government including all of citizens can conserve the environment properly for future generations of Thai people. Word Frequency tour 12 country 9 economy 6 industry 6 natural 4 thailand 4 people 4 positive 3 economic 3 environ 3 make 3 because 3