TOPIC 2

a) the tourism economy represents 5% of world GDP, while it contributes to about 8% of total employment. international tourism ranks fouth in global exports, with an industry value of US$1 trillion a year, accounting for 30% of the world's exports of commercial services. with growing developing country participant, tourism has become a major contributer to their growth. in over 150 countries, tourism is one of five top export earners, and in 60 it is the number one export. tourist arrivals have shown continuous yearly growth over the last six decades.

b) tourist choices are increasingly influenced sustainability considerations. choice experiments conducted in Uganda conclude that biodiversity attributes increase the willingness to visit tourism attraction, independently for other factors. traditional mass tourism, like sun-and-sand resorts, has reached a steady growth stage. in contrast,ecotourism, nature, heritage, culture and soft adventure tourism, as well as sub-sectors such as rural and community tourism are taking the lead in tourism markets and predicted to grow most rapidly over the next two decades. United States of America travellers would "pay more" touse travel companies that strive to protect and preserve the environment.

c) tourism's ability to create jobs, stimulate economic growth, provide foreign exchange, improve infrastructure and promote environmental. interest inlocal development and comunity-based tourism by governments has often been motivated by broad economic, social and environmental goals.