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ZENITH International Journal of Business Economics & Management Research
Year : 2012, Volume : 2, Issue : 6
First page : ( 172) Last page : ( 179)
Online ISSN : 2249-8826.

Tourism development in the global perspective

Dr. Krishnaiah Pujari

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

Abstract

Tourism industry is a fast growing sector and contributing more to the economy. As per the various study, it suggests that the tourism industry makes up 11 % of gross domestic product in the global perspective and 200 million people are involved in tourism related industry. More than 700 million people are traveling international places annually. Tourism industry is providing 3 % of employment to the world and sometimes tourism industry is providing indirect employment. Tourism industry is also gives total employment involved that one in every twelve jobs in the world is in the tourism industry. The industries also stand for about 12% of the total world exports. Tourism as well known has emerged as the biggest industry in the world contributing immensely to economic development, employment and revival of art and culture.

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Keywords

Employment, Development, Tourism Industry, International arrivals and Travellers.

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