[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"exercise-399":3},{"payload":4,"id":7,"user":8,"level":14,"course":15,"activity":16,"activity_slug":17,"title":6,"topic":18,"tone":19,"stats":20,"created":23,"score":24,"is_favorite":25,"public":26,"is_external":25},{"text":5,"title":6},"Tourism can bring many benefits to a town, and local communities often welcome visitors (0) WITH enthusiasm. New hotels, cafés and tour companies create jobs, which means that more people are able to earn a living close to home. In some places, money from tourism is also invested (1) .......... public transport, parks and cultural events, so residents benefit as well.\n\nHowever, tourism can have disadvantages too. If too many visitors arrive (2) .......... the same time, local services may struggle to cope. Shops sometimes raise prices during the busiest months, which makes everyday life more expensive (3) .......... local people. In addition, traditional neighbourhoods can change quickly when houses are turned (4) .......... holiday rentals.\n\nEven so, tourism does not have to damage a community. Much depends (5) .......... how carefully it is managed. When local people are included (6) .......... decisions about development, they are more likely to support new projects. Visitors can help too, by showing respect (7) .......... local customs and by spending money in small businesses rather than international chains. In that way, tourism can work (8) .......... everyone, not just for a few companies.","Tourism and Local Life",399,{"id":9,"username":10,"first_name":11,"last_name":12,"image":13},22496,"demetres-google","Δημήτρης","Google","https://api.useofenglish.ai/static/img/users/default-profile-picture.jpg","B2","Reading","Open Cloze","open-cloze","Create an exercise about the impact of tourism on local communities","Friendly",{"times_played":21,"num_favorites":22},4,1,"2026-04-19T14:07:31",null,false,true]