The Tourism Sector in the Economy

Guido Candela and Paolo Figini
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Guido Candela: University of Bologna

Chapter Chapter 3 in The Economics of Tourism Destinations, 2012, pp 45-72 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Tourism is one of the most important and dynamic sectors in modern economies. In 2010, international tourism globally accounted for more than 900 million arrivals, generated an aggregate income of 1,000 billion dollars, and was estimated to be the fourth greatest contributor to the aggregate world exports right after energy, chemical products, and cars (UNWTO 2011a). In addition, as stated in the previous chapter, tourism contributes with a 9% to the global GDP (of which around 5% as a direct contribute) and with an 8% to world employment (UNWTO 2010).

Keywords: Tourism Industry; Computable General Equilibrium; Tourism Activity; International Tourism; Tourism Sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20874-4_3

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