IELTS Essay Questions for the Topic of Tourism and Travel. All essay questions below are reported by IELTS candidates and seem to have been repeated over the years. Regardless of the years the questions were reported, you could get any question below in your test. You should, therefore, prepare ideas for all questions given below. The topics below could appear in both GT and Academic IELTS Writing Task 2.
Tourism and Travel IELTS Essay Questions
Tourism is an important industry in many countries.
What benefits do you think tourism brings to individuals and society? (2017, 2021 reworded)
As a result of tourism and the increasing number of people travelling, there is an growing demand for more flights.
What problems does this have on the environment?
What measures could be taken to solve the problems? (2020, 2023)
Eco-tourism usually involves people visiting remote areas. Some people think this will have a negative impact on local cultures and communities. What problems can result from eco-tourism? What measures can be taken to protect local culture and communities? (2024)
With more people choosing to watch travel programs on TV and social media, fewer people will be willing to pay the costs of traveling abroad. To what extent do you agree?
Some people believe that to protect local culture, tourism should be banned in some areas, while others think that change is inevitable and banning tourism will have no benefits.
Discuss both sides and give your opinion. (2022, 2023)
As a result of tourism, some historical buildings and sites are being damaged beyond repair.
What could be done to prevent this? (2019, 2021)
Some people think that when a person travels into a different culture they should adapt to the local practices and customs.
To what extent do you agree? (appears most years in the test)
The development of tourism contributed to English becoming the most prominent language in the world. Some people think this will lead to English becoming the only language to be spoken globally.
What are the advantages and disadvantages to having one language in the world? (most years – this also appears under the category of languages)
Many people around the world now take regular international flights. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages to the environment? (2022)
Raising the cost of international flights is the best way to reduce air pollution. Do you agree?
Reported essay questions are from students who have taken their IELTS test. That means questions may have appeared more frequently than have been reported. These questions may vary slightly in wording and focus from the original question. Also note that these questions could also appear in IELTS speaking part 3 which is another good reason to prepare all topics thoroughly.
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