sector is very important and is the backbone of the tourism industry worldwide. We designed and administered two semi … are insightful for tourism policy makers, hoteliers and managers and particularly those economies that rely heavily on … tourism, e.g., island economies. …

regional economy-wide and poverty impacts of a US$36 million investment in tourism in the south of Haiti. The first social … key gaps identified in the tourism impact assessment literature. First, a destination-specific tourism demand and value … representative household configuration to enable more robust analysis of tourism investment impacts on poverty and income inequality …

In both developing and developed countries tourism is often regarded as an economic activity of immense significance … creating thousands of jobs. However, calculations dealing with the economic nature of tourism are often derived from input … effects of growth in tourism spending on the Kenyan economy as a whole and on particular sectors within it. The results …