LSR 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Ecotourism, International Volunteering, Destination Canada
10 Oct 2017
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Tourism: traveling for pleasure and the business of attracting tourists: key terms include travel for business, travel for pleasure, and travel to visit friends and family. Tourism activity is a major income generator. in 2013, it generated billion in revenue, or 2% of canada"s gdp. The global tourism industry is valued at trillion. Besides america, the country of origin of tourists in canada are the uk, france, and. Most travels by canadians is to the usa, but there is also mexico, cuba, the uk and the dominican republic. In order of reason for tourism, it is pleasure/recreation/holidays, then visiting friends/ family, and nally, business/convention/employment. Due to the september 11 attacks, international travel to canada decreased by 13%. Wednesday, october 4, 2017: showcase compelling tourism experiences, develop national advertising programs, produce industry toolkits to help small and medium tourism entreprises, support local, national and international media, train travel-trade professionals.
