Contribution of Tourism towards UK Economy

Tourism

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CONTRIBUTION OF TOURISM TOWARDS UK ECONOMY
It is defined by The World Tourism Organisation as, the activities of people traveling
to and staying in places outside their usual surroundings for not more than one consecutive
year for leisure, work, and other purposes. In terms of tourism, United Kingdom is the
world’s 6th biggest tourist destination, with 36.115 million tourists visiting in 2015.
US$22.072 billion was spent in the UK by foreign tourists. This means the tourism sector
represents a significant contribution to UK economy. The UK is major consisted of four
major countries; Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. It has been discovered by
Aslan, (2014) that the north and west regions of the country cover mountains, valleys, and
high grounds. In addition to this, Scotland covers many lakes also known as lochs.
Tourism in England
It was revealed Paramati, Alam and Chen, (2017) that a significant role is played by tourism
sector in the economic life of England. The country’s long History and pervasive culture,
spread worldwide through English language makes it and London a famous tourist place.
Tourism in Wales
Wales, in UK is an emerging country as well as tourist destination with 8,078,900 visitors to
National Trust and wales Tourist Board in 2002, stated by Seghir, Mostéf and Zakarya,
(2015). Apart from this, in 2017 the tourism industry in Wales has been valued to have an
annual business of euro 4.8 billion.
Tourism in Scotland
As per the views of Bac, Bugnar and Mester, (2015) tourism in UK, Scotland is a
well developed tourist attraction destination, with tourism being responsible for sustaining
200,000 jobs, with visitors spending average of euro 4 billion per year. UK visitors made
18.5 million visits in 2013 to Scotland and spent euro 3.7 billion. Further, Scotland is being
seen as a clean, unspoilt pace with beautiful scenery which has a long and complex history. In
2016, 451,000 people from US, 355,000 from Germany, 152,000 from France and total of
2,747,000 tourist visited from other countries also to Scotland.
History of Tourism in UK
Tourism is considered as the fastest increasing sector and a valuable industry which is
contributing significantly to the economy. Every year, millions of people come to the capital