researching international tourism

• domestic tourism - people visiting locations within their own country for a specified amount of time
• international tourism - people visiting other countries for a specified amount of time
• countries that rely on tourism for more than 50% of their GDP?

  maldives, bahamas, aruba, jamaica
• gdp?


  gross domestic product
• countries that spend the most per person when travelling to international destinations?

  germany, japan, UK, france
• LICs?


  low income countries
• NEEs?

  newly emerging economies
• in some countries, over 30% of the population work in the tourism sector
• many governments tax visitors upon arrival that can be then invested into the country
• eco-tourism?


  environmentally friendly tourism. it caters for a small but growing niche market of environmentally and aware tourists and is the fastest expanding tourist sector
• sustainable development?


  improves the quality of life for people but doing so in a way that doesn't stop people in the future getting what they need
• stewardship?


  careful management of the environment on a large scale across regions, nations and even internationally. all developments are planned sustainably
• honey pot site?


  location attracting throngs of tourists who, due to their numbers, put pressure on the environment and local people