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Tourism Contribution to Poverty Mitigation

   

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK ..............................................................................................................................................1Contribution of tourism to poverty alleviation............................................................................1CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTIONTourism sector is one of the strongest drivers of world prosperity and trade. Povertyalleviation is one of the big global challenges. There are many countries where tourism act as anengine for the growth and development through foreign exchange earnings. This help in jobcreation for unemployed people. The tourism sector of country contribute 5% of the world'sGDP. Tourism industry is responsible for around 235 million jobs overall worldwide. Tourismin most developed and many developing countries is the most sustainable economic option forthe development whereas in some countries it is main source of foreign exchange earnings. TASK Contribution of tourism to poverty alleviationTourism places an important value on various common points of developing countriessuch as rich cultural heritage, warm climate, abundant biodiversity and inspiring landscapes. Allthese strengths can be used in rural segments which may have a comparative benefit for tourismwell-being and development of the country. It is a comparatively labour intensive aspect which istraditionally made up of micro and small enterprises. Various kinds of tourism jobs are possiblyquite accessible to the weakest area as poor people need relatively little investment and fewskills. There are several different inputs or activities make up the tourism services and products,which has big as well as diversified supply chain. Money spent by tourists and visitors canadvantage a huge range of weakest sectors such as agriculture, transport, handicrafts and manyother services. Unusually, tourism is an activity which helps to brings the customers to theproducers. The interaction between poor communities and tourists can give a number ofintangible or practical advantage. These can range from spreading more awareness of economicissues, cultural, values and environmental on both sides, to common advantage from developedlocal investment in infrastructure. All aspects or kind of tourism organisation can and should be more concerned to decreasepoverty from economic area of country. Government of all nations should include povertyalleviation as an important aim of tourism growth and development or consider tourism activityas a fundamental tool for reducing poverty effectively. The economic success andcompetitiveness of tourism destinations or sector is critical to poverty alleviation. With the helpof this, condition of poor sector people improved effectively. All tourism organisations should be1
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