After the international tourism has recorded 2008 and 2009 significant declines due to the financial crisis in the 2nd half, the international arrivals in 2010 rose sharply again to 940 million arrivals. The revenues from international tourism are also increased by + 5% to 693 billion euros. These revenues include accommodation, food and drink, local transport, entertainment and shopping of cross-border tourists, but not the cost of international passenger transport as well as the expenditure of domestic tourists. International passenger transport is estimated by the UNWTO to approximately 16% of international revenues. Among the countries with the highest income from international tourism are the US, Spain, France, China and Italy.
The Hotel Price Index ™ (HPI®) from hotels.com reflects the…show more content… Compared to 2012, the direct value creation in tourism is therefore increased by 3%. Considering the indirect value added, this results in a value of 25 billion euros for 2013.
The total expenditure of tourists and business travelers and relatives and friends visit amounted in 2013 to about 35.81 billion euros - of which 46.3% of foreign, 53.4% of domestic guests and 0.3% in the course of the stay in weekend houses and period residences. The majority of the spending by visitors accounted for the overnight tourism (62% for residents and 83% for foreigners). The expenses of day visitors thus amounted to 38% and 17% of total expenditure.
After seen product groups make accommodation with 30% and the catering with 27% for the largest share. On tourismusverwante or non-tourism-specific goods and services accounted for 19% on passenger transport 15% to cultural, entertainment and other services 10% and travel agencies or organizers
Vellas and Becherel (1995) describe international tourism as, “undeniably one of the most influential phenomena in the economic and social development of our society”. In this essay the range of impacts generated by tourism will be discussed. The main focus will be on the impacts of tourism, but shall also refer to tourism activities, stakeholders and specific destinations. It will identify how the issue of sustainability involves tourism processes and applies to the stakeholders involved in the…
YSJ International 3000-word essay Full name: Xingyun Qian Student number: 140103331 Tutor: Greig Mill Essay question: Critically evaluate the role of digital marketing in global business. Integrate examples from recent research from journal articles to support your argument. Declaration of Academic Integrity I have read and understood the regulations on plagiarism and cheating and the work submitted is my own within the meaning of the regulations. Consent statement…
The Tourism / Events Industry cannot be made sustainable in a cost-effective manner. Introduction Events are a vital motivator for tourism and are important in the development of many destinations. Tourisms as a sector often contribute towards the economic growth of a country or a region. Although it plays an important role in the growth of an economy it still impacts on the communities that it affects. In this essay, I am going to write about how tourism/event industry cannot be made sustainable…
writing this essay. Introduction Since the second half of the twentieth century, Internet has become today one of the most important tools for millions of businesses around the world. Currently, globalization and increasing demands from consumers have required companies to stay ahead, and therefore take the advantage offered by Internet. The development of the e-commerce or the improvements of information systems are some examples of impacts of Internet in business. In this essay, we are going…
known use of the term ‘ecotour’, undefined, seems to have been by Parks Canada in the 1960s (Fennell, 1999). One heavily promoted though rather verbose definition was put forward by Ceballos-Lascurain (1992). An official international definition was adopted during the UN International Year of Ecotourism in 2002 (UNEP and WTO, 2002). The major components, as analyzed by Buckley (1994) do not seem to have changed: nature-based product, minimal-impact management, environmental education, contribution to…
Convention Tourism Assignment 1 Essay Question The conventions and meetings industry has unlimited growth potential. It will bring substantial returns on investment. Therefore, all destinations should actively promote conventions and meetings. Program MSC HTM 524: Convention Tourism Instructor Name: Dr. Karin Weber Student Name: XIAO Xiang (Sean) 13117714g Recently, the global convention…
Geography Essay I agree that Australia has many strong links with the Asia – Pacific region as well as the rest of the world. These links include: migration, trade, communication, aid, culture, sport, defence and tourism. Migration is usually the permanent movement of people between nations. This is most likely Australia’s strongest link with the rest of the world as many people believe that Australia is practically built upon international migration and because so many people from so many countries…
various impacts that can be generated by the event. These impacts can affect different key aspects such as the economy, tourism, culture, image and regeneration in the host community. It is worth noting that the impacts generated by events aren’t always necessarily positive. (Bowdin, 2011; Getz, 2007; Allen et al. 2011). Event impact studies are a way to measure these effects. This essay will aim to assess the value, validity and reliability of several different types of event impact studies, including…
have changed in numerous ways. Although some of these changes had less influence than others, such as the Battle of the Caribbean, others encouraged things like tourism, therefore boosting the economy. In addition to tourism, the Sugar Industry also played a major role in the brief uprise of the economy, increasing the population as a result. Although this was later replaced by tourism and manufacturing, the Sugar Industry once dominated the islands. Not only did a change in the economy affect the Caribbean islands, but invasions…
Minister of that country. Write an essay in three parts: (A) history of the current economic crisis in that country; (B) the current tourist economic situation and (C) what you would do in the future to activate tourism if you remained as Prime Minister. You should use relevant economic ideas to develop your arguments clearly and logically. 1 Understanding: the underlying causes of the recession 25 2 Understanding of the current situation with regard to tourism supply and demand 25 3 Your ideas…
