IELTS - Writing Task 2 You should write at least 250 words and you should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Foreign visitors should pay more than local visitors for cultural and historical attractions. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cultural heritage represents one of the most important assets owned by a nation that has the duty to protect it and take advantage of it. From my point of view, it is crucial to allow to foreign visitors to benefit of all cultural and historical attractions without any form of discrimination. This could generate economic and social advantages. First of all, it has to be underlined that cultural heritage is vital for the wealth of a nation, indeed, museums, churches and historical attractions are the flagship of a city, a region or a nation. National institutions should be promote and valorize these attractions through festivals and events wich call many visitors, even from the other countries. Foreign visitors represent the heart of an economy that works well and for this reason, in my personal opinion, is important to permit them to enjoy their holidays. First of all by creating some points of welcome at the airport, as well as at the train station and, secondly, allowing them to visit all the attractions that a city can offer paying the same price ticket of the local visitors, even a little bit less. In contrast, let visitors pay higher tickets than local visitors, could be a weakness point for a nation: foreign visitors could feel discriminated and obiouvsly angry. And has to be considerated that the more they pay for the attractions the less they have to spend for other things. In conclusion, although each nation is free to choose the way to organize and use its own cultural heritage, I totally disagree with the opinion that prefer to let foreign visitor pay more than local visitors: foreign visitors are an opportunity not a problem.