This paper analyses the foundations, possible applications and the effects of tourism taxation in Spain. The article … begins with an analysis of the economic and environmental reasons for taxing tourism, which would seem to call for taxes … tourism taxation in Spain, with special mention being given to the now repealed Balearic ecotasa. Finally, the effects of two …

As tourism is becoming one of the most important sectors of the world economy, the number of small islands trying to …

of the 6th FP project PICTURE (Pro-active management of the Impact of Cultural Tourism upon Urban Resources and Economies …), in order to quantify the monetary impact of cultural tourism upon urban economies. The analysis was carried out in two … understanding how different sectors of local economy and society can benefit from tourism and in determining how to maximise, or …

Tourism plays a major part in the development strategies of both developing and developed countries because of the … tourism sector in a hope of reaping more economic benefits. However, it is still debatable whether tourism is beneficial for … al., 1998; Blake, 2000; Blake et. al., 2003; Dwyer et al., 2003), argue that tourism expansion is beneficial to the …

Island Tourism Economies analysed in this paper vary profoundly in their size, land area, and location. Moreover, they have … their prospects for self reliance in economic development, and their overwhelming reliance on tourism as a source of exports … analyses the geographical, historical, economic, tourism-oriented and institutional characteristics, as well as vulnerability …

In this paper an alternative Tourism oriented Data Warehousing architecture is proposed which makes use of the most … decision making process and giving an integrated view of the whole Tourism reality in an established context (local, regional …

Tourism has been regarded as a major source of economic growth and a good source of foreign exchange earnings. Tourism … is the general equilibrium effects of tourism on the other sectors in the economy. These effects can be quite substantial … and should be taken into account when assessing the net benefits of a tourism boom on an economy. This paper presents a …