Impact of environmental issues on tourism development

Abstract

The tourism business is one of the fastest growing sectors of the world economy and occupies an important place in the economy of most countries. In the EU and other industrialized countries, tourism revenues account for about 5.5% of gross domestic product. The tourism sector accounts for about 6% of the world's gross national product, 7% of global investment, every 16th job, 11% of global consumer spending.