Tourism as a Generator of Employment: A Preliminary Appraisal of the Position in Great Britain
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Travel Research
- Vol. 21 (2) , 27-31
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004728758202100209
Abstract
Tourism has often been supported by government agencies on the basis that it is capable of generating incomes and jobs in areas where there is a shortage of both. This article offers some indication of the veracity of such claims in Britain. In so doing it attempts to demonstrate what the tourist industry is, reviews the nature of the jobs created, and assesses peoples' attitudes to such jobs, in an attempt to suggest how tourism compares with other activities in generating employment.Keywords
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