Recent Evolutions of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry FDI

Alina-Cerasela Aluculesei () and Daniel Bulin ()
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Alina-Cerasela Aluculesei: Institute for World Economy – Romanian Academy 13th September, no. 13, Bucharest ROMANIA

Global Economic Observer, 2017, vol. 5, issue 2, 56-62

Abstract: The tourism industry has recorded one of the most remarkable increases over the past decade, reaching an impressive ten percent of the world GDP in 2015. In this context, and taking into account people's desire to spend their holidays away from home in famous tourist spots, it is evident this industry becomes an attractive alternative for investors. Whether it is airlines or hotel chains, foreign investments in this sector are increasingly and more visible, although at this point is not at its real potential. This article presents the main destinations according to the stocks of direct foreign investments in tourism, highlighting the most important players according to their sales, profits, assets and market value.

Keywords: foreign direct investment; FDI stocks; FDI in tourism; tourism market; tourism investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D25 F21 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-12
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