Does tourism help to reduce development gaps?

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Selected thesis

Tourism helps to reduce development gaps.

Pros

Cons

  • Pro claim 1

    Tourism infrastructure can benefit other industries.

  • Pro claim 2

    Tourists can bring a lot of wealth into developing economies.

  • Con claim 1

    Tourism can divert investment from more stable or more widely beneficial industries.

  • Con claim 2

    Tourist economies can place tourists' needs over those of local people.