C1,2,3,4 Flashcards
Direct employment
Any job at any level in a travel and tourism industry such as air hostess
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 such as farmers
Profit margins
private sectors aim to maximise the difference between their total income and their costs