Is tourism beneficial to developing countries?

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Question: Is tourism beneficial to developing countries?
Position‹2 of 2: No, tourism is detrimental to developing countries
Argument‹4 of 4: Prices inflate

Massive inflation makes some things unattainable for locals.

The argument

As seen in places like Los Angeles and New York, the more popular an area is, the more expensive items become. Sellers in developing countries are generally able to sell their items at significantly higher prices, thanks to the general tourist mindset that they are supporting the local economy. Although they are, sometimes this will mean that these jobs make more money than socially crucial jobs, such as doctors or teachers. This causes a lack of professionals to provide for the locals, an inflation of money so that not much is affordable, and as a result - impoverishment, collapse. It becomes detrimental and only helpful to a few and not all.

Premises

[P1]The more popular a location becomes with tourists, the more expensive its goods and services become. [P2] Tourist-facing work can pay more than socially crucial professions like medicine or teaching, drawing workers away from those fields. [P3] This inflates local prices and creates a shortage of essential professionals, harming the wider population while benefiting only a few. [C] By inflating prices and distorting the local labour market, tourism is detrimental to developing countries.

Counter-arguments

This may not be the case for all countries. This argument does not take into consideration the nature of people. Sure, some may be greedy and take the job that provides more, but there will always be those who want to be selfless and provide. People are not inherently focused on just themselves.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P2] This will not necessarily make people not want to enter socially important professions.