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 is increasingly seen as a potential lever towards high economic growth, measured both in terms of income and … employment. In recent years, interest in tourism has spread rapidly throughout many small and medium European cities, which … the economic assessment of tourism with the objectives of, firstly, identifying the main categories of impacts and …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of tourism consumption on imports. The basic idea is that conversion of … tourism expenditure into value added and GP depends on the effect of the former on imports. Imports are leakages that reduce … the economic impact of tourism in a destination and this seams to be especially important in the case of small islands …

theory. …