Importance of Tourism
...ncial services, repair services, tax revenue, retailing and manufacturing (curios). Employment aspects: Statistics indicate that roughly about 20% of the total number of workers are employed in the tourism industry in many countries. Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries, providing about 255 million jobs. The employment impact goes beyond those sectors in which tourists directly spend their money. But the extent of this indirect employment depends on the sophistication of the local economy. In underdeveloped rural areas, it is likely to be limited. Tourism can be considered in terms of the following places: · Tourist-generating – the place where tourists search for information, make bookings and depart from. · Tourist destination – this place represents the ‘pull factor’ behind tourism. It is here that the full impact of tourism is felt an...