Hospitality and

Tourism Industry
Alexandra Berning
Section 10

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 Characteristics of the
Hospitality and Tourism
Industry
 According to World
Travel and Tourism Tourism

Council: Industry

Employer of 7.8 5.5 million new

24/h, 7 days/w,
Percent of the Jobs per year
52 weeks/year
Global workforce Until 2010

10.6 percent
Of
World GDP

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 Umbrella of Travel and
Tourism
 Travel  Lodging
 Air  Hotels and Motels
 Cruise  Meetings,
 Rail Conventions and
 Coach Expositions
 Automobile

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 Umbrella of Travel and
Tourism
 Foodservice  Recreation
 Restaurants  Attractions
 Gaming
 Parks

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 Tourism Organizations
 International Organizations
World Tourism Organization (WTO)
Intl. Air Transportation Association (IATA)
Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA)

 Domestic Organizations
US Travel and Tourism Administration (USTTA)
Travel Industry of America (TIA)

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Economic Impact of Tourism
 International travelers spend about $72.3
billion on travel related expenses in US
 20.8 million are directly employed in the
industry
 Travel generates about $95.6 billion a year
in tax receipts
 Nearly 46 million international travelers
visit the US each year

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 World’s Top 10 Tourism Earners
Intl. Tourism Receipts (US $
billion) 2001
1. United States 72.3
2. Spain 32.9
3. France 29.6
4. Italy 25.9
5. China 17.8
6. Germany 17.2
7. United Kingdom 15.9
8. Austria 12.0
9. Canada 10.7 (2000)
10. Greece 9.2 (2000)

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 Summary Slide
 Characteristicsof the Hospitality and
Tourism Industry
 Umbrella of Travel and Tourism (1)
 Umbrella of Travel and Tourism (2)
 Tourism Organizations
 Economic Impact of Tourism
 World’s Top 10 Tourism Earners

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