Tourism and tourism-related activities were estimated to employ 857 720 people at the
end of 2010, nearly two-thirds (66%) of whom were in catering and one-fifth (21%) in the hotel
trade. Overall, dependent employment in these segments rose by 16 500 jobs in 2010. Tourism
had a current account surplus of EUR 6.1 billion in 2010, compared with EUR 8 billion in 2009,
still one of the largest surplus items in the current account.