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Higher entry fees should be charged during peak travel season
With social and economic development, our people have more time and money to visit famous sites of historical interest.Their visits, on the one hand, can enrich their own life and meanwhile bring the sites substantial incomes.On the other hand, too many visits, especially during peak travel peak when there are more visitors, have caused huge problems.One solution to this is to charge higher fees during peak travel seasons, which I think is neceary and I am in complete favor of this decision.As we all know, today there is no entrance fee charged for many parks in our country while almost all famous sites of historical interest still need an entry fee.Some people can not accept this for they think that both parks and famous sites of historical interest are part of public services.They should have free acce to them or at least shouldn’t pay too much for the visit since they have already paid taxes to the government.Then it is far impoible for those people to allow the sites to charge higher fees during peak travel seasons.On the surface, the arguments that people opposing to entry fees charged for famous sites of historical interest hold seem reasonable.But in fact, those people have ignored the unique features of famous sites of historical interest which normally imply ample historical and cultural values.Those sites differ from common parks.The relics in these sites are precious and fragile to destroy, and usually need special and profeional preservation and administration, which turn out to be an expensive exercise that constantly demands resources.Entry fees must be charged.During peak travel seasons, there is no better measure than raising the entry fees to reduce the number of tourists.The purpose of charging higher fees is to stop some people’ visits so as to better protect the valuable relics and at the same time ensure the safety of the tourists.It is obvious that some people will give up their visits considering the higher fees.Here economic means are applied to conserve precious things at the sites of historical interest in an appropriate and sustainable way.In a word, due to the unique features of relics and the need of the sustainable
protection of sites of historical interest, we must control the number of visitors, especially during the peak travel seasons when there are too many tourists, to diminish the impact of human activities on these sites to its lowest level.And
charging higher fees during the peak travel seasons, an effective economic means of regulation will be of great importance.Risen for a reason?
With its long history and brilliant culture, China has enjoyed an increasing popularity among tourists both from home and abroad.However, recent newspaper reports have shown that quite a few renowned
places of historical interest in China have already started or considering charging higher entry fees during peak travel seasons, which has triggered heated debates among the public.To my way of thinking, it is obvious inappropriate for those sites to do so.Admittedly, the entry fees have risen for some obvious reasons.First, those historical sites are inevitably becoming increasingly fragile with the paage of time, therefore demands more fees for the purpose of preservation and restoration against the accumulated damages caused by the large numbers of tourists particularly during peak travel seasons when historical sites are always thronged with huge crowds.Entry fees are raised therefore to keep tourists to a relatively smaller number and minimize human damage.Besides, the practice of charging higher entry fees might bring some short-term benefits because the rise in tickets price could certainly contribute to the increase of total revenue, thus promoting the development of the local tourism industry and economy.Clearly however, the act would prove insensible in the long run.To begin with, the development of the tourism industry can never depend on the site entry fees, which is why most historical sites abroad
charge little or no fees for entry.Besides, although damages could occur, the price should never be paid by the tourists, who actually contribute to the growth of the local economies.On the contrary, it is the governments’ duty to seek solutions to tackle with the problems.Otherwise, there will be negative consequences.For one thing, it might hinder the further development of the tourism industry as the increased entry fees might arouse complaints and diatisfaction from tourists who wish to have a full taste of the famous historical sites, thus spoiling their anticipation for an enjoyable experience.Moreover, it might even discourage more tourists from taking those sites into consideration for their future travel plans.In addition, one of the most significant roles historical sites play is to educate people.Historical sites present tourists with ancient buildings and items that are the living examples of the past and therefore enable the public to see the history with their own eyes, which is exactly why these places are made open to the public.If the local government gives too much emphasis on the economic part but too little on their educational role, then it might never call itself a competent one.Concluding from the arguments given above, it is reasonable to say that the practice of charging tourists higher entry fees is inappropriate indeed and it is truly high time that the local governments took proper actions for better.
