As Well As That, The Money That Has Gone Into The Local Area And Subsidized

As well as that, the money that has gone into the local area and subsidized agriculture has been used to preserve some alpine meadows that were under threat, partly as a conservation concern but also as an incentive for visiting tourists. Now, the Cairngorms has Britain's only free range herd of Reindeer that pull in a sizeable tourist trade and have become quite synonymous with the region as one of its prime attractions. You can even adopt one! Of course, the habitat may well still be there if the Cairngorms had not become a tourist region, but the fact that there is money to maintain the creatures/land and indeed, give young children the chance of coming face to face with a real live Reindeer (or more accurately a herd of Reindeer) must be seen as a good thing.
Really, the only answer to the conundrum that is 'tourism in the Cairngorms' seems to be in Scottish authorities promoting and tourists following the new brand of 'eco-tourism' that is proving so popular in theory at least, amongst tourist hot-spots around the globe. Although this 'eco-tourism' is not yet strictly regulated, some tour operators are beginning to jump onto this globally positive bandwagon, investing 'vacation profits' back into the conservation of areas that provided the income in the first place. Coupled with this, encouragement for tourists to avoid littering, despoiling vegetation and fisheries or in any other way wilfully destroying the natural habitat can only be a step in the right direction, allowing the Cairngorms to yield its wonderful, natural amenities whilst boosting the economy without all the extra damage that is currently inflicted.
So, in conclusion, although it may seem a rather obvious summary of what is a controversial and difficult overall topic, I believe that introducing such high levels of tourism into a natural beauty spot such as the Cairngorms, is at best a mixed blessing. Sure, the money is very well received in the local economy and the burgeoning of areas into a hotspot for tourist activity can be seen as a good thing for those that believe the world is there to be enjoyed (not to mention the preservation of the Reindeer and meadows) But is this level of investment and abuse of the beautiful local terrain in the short term worth the long term damage that will almost certainly blight the location. It has already been noted by a residents association that all year round skiing is damaging the overall infrastructure of the area, and the introduction of many more people and vehicles into the Cairngorms certainly have had a derogatory effect on the local animals, putting them under immediate traffic danger as well as affecting their living patterns.
Tourism is offering the Cairngorms to many but at a heavy price.