Source E
In defence of the tourist industry, it has been claimed
that the development of tourism played a major part
in helping to modernise parts of Franco’s Spain in the
1960s. The presence of easy-going, affluent visitors
apparently encouraged locals to learn new skills and
open new businesses. Despite this positive interpretation,
many examples could be presented where the arrival
of rich and idle tourists has been an encouragement
for crime, prostitution and other less desirable aspects
of the modern economy. Much seems to depend on
the economic alternatives offered by the society, and of
course the scale of tourist arrivals.