C1,2,3,4 Flashcards
Direct employment
Any job at any level in a travel and tourism business such as airline
Indirect employment
Any job in an industry that supports the travel and tourism industry such as retailing
GDP
Gross domestic product
The total value of a country’s output of all goods and services
BOP
Balance of payments
An account of all money coming only and leaving the country
Leakage
Tourist income that is spent in an area but is lost to the local economy. Money spent in the country but goes elsewhere as the company isn’t in the country
Multiplier effect
Direct spending by tourist which is circulated through the local economy on indirect products and services. Money spent by tourists in a hotel helps to create jobs directly but also helps to create jobs indirectly around the area
Profit margins
How private sectors aim to maximise their profit margins and the difference between their total income and their costs