Tourism Contribution to the Country

Tourism’s Contribution in the Country "When we think of tourism, we think primarily of people who are visiting a particular place for sight seeing, visiting friends and relatives, taking a vacation and having a good time. They may spend their leisure time engaging in various sports, sun bathing, talking, singing, taking rides, touring, reading or simply enjoying the environment"(Goeldner and Ritchi, 2009). Tourism is one of the major sources of money in the country. It contributes many things especially for the economic development of the country. Although tourism increases the economy of the country, it also leads to damage of the natural environment and the tourist spots have been to much littered that have ceased being a tourist attraction anymore. Tourism is a collection of activities, services and industries which deliver a travel experience comprising transportation, accommodation, eating and drinking establishments, retail shops, entertainment businesses and other hospitality services provided for individual or groups traveling away from home. The objective of this research is that tourism as an economic development tool can be stimulates and maintains sustainable growth in wealth and employment for the well-being of the residents of particular destination or territory. This growth is achieved through variety of actions and strategies that are implemented at various levels by the actors of the public and the private sector. A key aspect of management is the issue of performance and more specifically, performance measurement, monitoring and management. This study considers that tourism has become the backbone of many economies in the world. In fact many countries rely on the tourists’ dollar for their development. And due to the size, strength and impact of the tourism industry on local economies worldwide, the debate over the positive and negative effects of tourism is little more than a mental exercise. But to develop

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