Tourism has long been important part of the economy. Specifically, it serves as a kind of resource that performs a … significant role in national economies. With the rise of globalization, cross-border tourism has grown and induced intense … domestic tax serves as the source of funding for the improvements to the infrastructure of domestic tourism, including the …

tourism industry as part of their regional development policies. The main objective of these programs is to increase local … investment and employment, as tourism activities are labor intensive. Little evidence is available, however, to assess the effect … introduced in 2002 to develop the tourism industry in the undeveloped region of Northeast Brazil. It provides evidence that …