. A Powerful Industry
Tourism is the world’s largest and fastest growing industry with a total economic contribution to the world’s economy of $2 trillion and over 100 million jobs!
Many people think of tourism as something that only touches their lives when they travel away from home. In reality, tourism is much broader and influences everyone’s life on a daily basis.
Travel, tourism and hospitality generates a great amount of spending, jobs, incomes and federal, state and local tax revenues in destinations ranging from rural villages to cosmopolitan cities. This money often provides the additional revenue needed for local businesses to be and remain financially viable.