Economic Importance Of Tourism To Countries In Contrasting Parts Of World

Question 1

What are tourist receipts

Answer 1

Expenditures by international inbound visitors

Question 2

Why does the US have higher tourist receipt than France despite having 2/3 of tourists

Answer 2

France borders lots of EU countries, so self-drive. To visit America you need to fly, increasing the tourist receipt

Question 3

Give an example of the importance of tourism to a nation in the Caribbean

Answer 3

Bahamas - $4.8BN (GDP) - 38 % of GDP

Jamaica - $7.7BN (GDP) - 17% of GDP