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Socio- economics impacts of tourism
Socio-economics impacts of tourism

Author(s): Oliver Filiposki, Marija Ackovska , Neda Petroska-Angelovska, Dejan Metodieski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Економски институт - Скопје
Keywords: tourism industry; economic impacts; socio-cultural impact; environmental impacts; tourism destination.

Summary/Abstract: Tourism is a global phenomenon in which different cultures, nations and races intertwines, in order to satisfy the tourist as a content consumer. Tourism sector contributes a lot to the overall world economy, and society. Tourism is the economic division that continually evolves in any national economy, the statistical data represent that 2010-2014 it was developed by over 3% annually. Tourism is also a branch that does not absorb the benefits of the national economy, but it is a branch in which most of the final consumer is a person beyond national borders. The internationalization of tourism gives the right to be the engine of global international economic exchanges. In 2014, tourism was the fourth place as a branch that contributes to international trade in 1409 billion dollars. Also, international tourism has achieved 30% of the overall exports from service sector that is 6% of total world exports. With more than 1.1 billion tourists involved in international travel each year, tourism continues to be a force with greate socio-economics and enviromental influence on tourism destinations.

  • Issue Year: 18/2016
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 125-140
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English
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