Inland tourism in developing countries — A possibility to reduce regional disparities

Abstract

Problematic Growth of Long Distance Tourism. For many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America tourism is one of the magic formulae for rapid development. In nearly every case the efforts are concentrated to promote longdistance tourism from the industrialized nations to the developing countries. Of the estimated 290 Millions arrivals in the international tourism approximately 30 Millions are attributed to developing countries and of the estimated income of 75 Milliards US$ the developing countries can claim roughly 20%. Since the early sixties the annual increase of tourists in developing countries is estimated at 12%. The index of international tourism receipts from 1965 to 1979 has gone up nominally from 100 points to 741 points, whereby the growth was similar both in developed and developing countries. During the same period the index for exports expanded more rapidly, increasing from 100 to 741 points. Considering the shortage of energy and the growing resistance to tourism in developing countries, the opinions concerning the future touristic expansion are controversial.

Citation

Teuscher, H. and Lang, H.R. (1982), "Inland tourism in developing countries — A possibility to reduce regional disparities", The Tourist Review, Vol. 37 No. 2, pp. 2-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb057853