The theory that bigspenders bring more income to a country fails to be supported
by empirical evidence. Arecent TDRI study confirms that although the daily expenditure of typical guest house tourists may not be as high as that of hotel dwellers, they do, in fact, normally spend more because they usually stay in the
country much longer. When the structure of tourist spending is examined, the highest proportion of the expenditure by "hotel tourists" is for accommodation.