TOURISM IS ALL TOO IMPORTANT TO BE LEFT TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ALONE

Tourism is All Too Important to Be Left to National Governments Alone

Tourism is All Too Important to Be Left to National Governments Alone

Introduction

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, every person has got the right to catch one's breath and leisure, engrossing time off and paid periodic holidays.” (Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948: 24)

Tourism has been existed among human societies in varied forms for a very long time, and up to now has steadily developed through historical processes. Tourism is a connection among countries and far and wide cultures, and bridges together people and nations. Tourism directs to generation of several jobs and plying incomes.

In twenty first century, Tourism industry is among the salient and diverse and profitable industries, and reckons as at the one of the most lucrative industries of the world. Tourism has a very significant role in the growth and development of economy of any nation and the advancement of relation of country with other nations in the world. The income obtained from this lucrative industry has a fair share in the pie of the economy of many countries and that's why many countries have regarded tourism industry as the core means of having income, employment producer, expanding private sectors and augmenting economical bases. Especially the countries which are lacking in natural resources for producing things consider this industry worthy enough to improve the economy. (Gee Chuck Y., 1998, n.d.) Economy generated from Tourism is the best inducement for countries having only one product and inadequate income supplies and consequently a very decrepit and fragile economy. (Nabilou et. al., 2011, pp. 517)

Tourism facilitates about all the sectors of economy as several types of services are engaged with the process of tourism likewise the hotels and motels, food industry, retail shopping, transportation and manufacturing industry.

Among the other stakeholders of the tourism industry, the federal government is deemed to be the biggest shareholder in a nation's tourism industry. Consequently, it also has a very significant role to play in making sure that the industry is successful in all its accomplishments to satisfy not only the tourist's but the local in bringing in revenue for the nation. Government has the responsibility to develop policies, regulations and legislations for building a setting for tourism; the creation of integrated development plans for the promotion of tourism in the country and the maintenance and development of tourism associated infrastructure.

Discussion

Tourism Industry Scenario

Europe is one the earliest and prime attraction seeker among tourists owing to its historical places and architecture that outlines world history in general that's why Tourism in Europe has been sure-enough as old as tourism itself. Tourism imparts a socio- cultural impact on the key areas of Europe. Economic activity is among one of such key areas. (Boissevain, 1996, pp.51) Europe is, though, still the leading tourist host across the globe; however, tourists' visit to Europe is forecasted to wane because of the escalating amount of tourist ...