The World Bank dropped its engagement in the tourism sector during the 1980s after twenty years of financing tourism … other tourism related projects. At the time, World Bank lending for tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was … just US$350 million per year. After the tourism department closed in the late 70s, some projects supporting tourism …

As discussed in Hawkins and Mann (2007), the World Bank dropped its engagement in the tourism sector during the 1980s … after twenty years of financing Bank's tourism projects which included infrastructure for resort sites, lines of credit for … hotels, training, and some investment in hotels and other tourism related projects. At the time, World Bank lending for …

development as a result of the upgrading of gastronomic tourism. Hospitality and the culinary arts undoubtedly play a major role …. Although there is a growing body of literature that recognizes the importance of tourism, it remains a major challenge to … identify the contribution gastronomic tourism makes to economic development. Our study systematically reviews all the relevant …

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 …