"Hello Robyn
There are lots of positive impacts - perhaps the most obvious are economic and social. Governments benefit from increased foreign exchange and tax revenues, and local people benefit from job opportunities and increased wealth coming into their community. Socially, there is evidence to show that jobs in the tourism industry are of relatively high status, and that there is an increased propensity for education amongst communities which aspire to work in the industry. There are environmental benefits too, although here the benefits are often mixed with disadvantages: e.g. developing countries use tourism as a rationale for setting aside protected areas of land, while in industrialised countries too many rural areas now depend as much on tourism as they do on agriculture.
Good luck in your debate!
Janet"