Well,it maybe a little embarrassing when one person is asked the following question"When you travel,do you prefer a place of sightseeing or a place of shopping?".In my opinion,the answer depends.Some may consider it a good chance to experience the landscape,others may deem it a place to purchase stuffs they need,still others have the both choices-they either want to go sightseeing,or to buy things they fancy.
In fact,both notions have their own meaning.If someone wants more sightseeing or something alike,he or she could enrich his or her horizon in this way,and it does stimulate the local economy.On the other hand,if the man or woman wants to go shopping,he or she could still feel the local culture with the stuffs he or she has purchased,and this method can improve the local economy,either.So,it's meaningless to discuss the question because the answer could receive the same effect,it rides on people's personality so much that little can it be affected.The answer is buried deep in one's heart.Only he or she knows.
If I am chosen to answer question,I would tell you I perfer the former-that is why I love travelling so much.For it would benefit me a lot!I must be travelling somewhere more cultural while less commercial.