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International travel sometimes makes people prejudiced rather than broad minded. What may be the reasons for this? What can people do to improve their understanding of the countries they visit? International travel is one of the best ways to broaden one's horizons due to possibility for visiting different places and being familiar with different cultures and lifestyles. On the flipside, tourists are prone to be cold and biased instead of receptive and indulgent. What will be addressed in this essay is are causes as well as the respective solutions of this problem. At the heart of the matter is/lies belief as . As it is more likely to happen that what is regarded as sacred for a nation may not hold a value for a tourists. Arab countries are a particularly good example in this regard when their governments made it compulsory for women to observe rules related to veil. Meanwhile, not realizing the importance of being fully clad, western women might develop an aversion as to why people in these countries should be treated in this way. And visa-versa, connected with a reserved background in their countries, foreigners find it difficult to identify with the western culture, hence, they feel appalled by their dwelling style. Chief among the causes is stereotyping. Playing the main role in preconceiving negative opinions about the host countries, the media portrayal of such places is able to be considered a source of stereotyping. In terms of real information about local people, the less awareness available, the more probability of misjudging such people and their living places. In order to stem the tide of this problem there are solutions which are twofold. Firstly, research prior to the trip can be highlighted. Also, if there are tour guides, it is they are recommended that they to be responsible for of education of tourists about local values and culture to such an extent they venerate their values rather than diminishing their accomplishment or being indifferent toward their traditions. Equally, or even more importantly, awareness is another factor which can be influential to in destroying any stereotyping and in this regard some ways such as home staying should be put importance, so differences between reality and media portrayal can disappear. In reality, this problem is unlikely to be resolved in a short term;, however, it is by no means insurmountable. Focusing on exact reasons of this problem, governments and individuals should take measures to tackle this problem.