Latin American Economy and Tourism

Glauber Eduardo Oliveira Santos ()
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Glauber Eduardo Oliveira Santos: Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo

Chapter Chapter 2 in Tourism in Latin America, 2015, pp 17-47 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter analyses tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from a broad economic perspective. Despite of its immense potential, tourism in LAC has presented disappointing results. The region has some of the best natural and cultural attractions, but still receives only 7.7 % of world international tourist arrivals. A myriad of aspects can be listed as causes of this deficit, most of them being related to more general economic and political problems. Most LAC countries are developing economies characterized by poor public policies, deep social inequality, low educational levels, faulty investments and a long history of poverty, characteristics that provide hard conditions for tourism development. Nevertheless, general economic and political conditions seem to be improving over the last years. The region is going to face some relevant opportunities in the near future and development perspectives are relatively good. This chapter’s introduction analyzes LAC’s economic history and general economic conditions. An overview of tourism supply in LAC is presented next. Tourist attractions, infrastructure, services and governance are briefly described. International and domestic tourism figures are analyzed subsequently. Arrivals, receipts and contribution to GDP are examined by country and region. Finally, some present challenges and future perspectives for tourism in LAC are debated.

Keywords: Tourism in Latin America; Tourism economics; Tourism development; Impact of tourism; Tourism statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05735-4_2

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