Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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Gross Domestic Product(GDP) is a tools to know economic wealth of a country. It is because GDP in known as sum of private consumptions, government consumptions, investments and net exports. So that, it potential to influence tourist arrival in a country. According to World Travel and Tourism Council (2014), the GDP generated by firms that interrelated with tourism such as hotels, travel agencies, airlines, other passenger transport services and restaurants. It shows that, the basic need for tourist to travel and It also involve satisfaction of tourist. The relationship between tourist arrival and GDP has been shown in Brakke (2004) studies, ‘the increase of a percent in GDP per capita in America causes increase in tourism demand to an average …show more content…

This statement shows that, the global economic crisis will effect GDP of a country and it make tourist not comfortable to travel to that particular country. Poverty is also a part of economic crisis and local people faced difficulties to link up with tourist industry mostly in term of supplier of goods and services (Mutayoba and Mbwete, 2013). This case able to create scarcity in supply of goods and services and able to effect tourist arrival to that particular places. Besides that, In Sookram (2009) research stated that, tourists more prefer with standard accommodations and better tourist facilities and they also not prefer to visit the country with high poverty …show more content…

This case shows that, the serious impact of climate change towards tourism industry or tourist arrival. Besides that, there also have positive sides in climate change such as a warm climate appears and it found to be suitable for those interested in relaxing and getting suntan (Hamilton, Maddison and Tol, 2005).
According to Iordache and Cebus (2009), the climate-sensitive tourism has a large economic weighting and it is a negative consequence in so many countries including Thailand and Malaysia. In Asia, climate change will always contribute more to negative effects rather than positive effects. This may causes the decline of tourist arrival in Asean countries. According to Witt and Witt (as cited by Hamilton et al, 2005), the use of qualitative forecasting techniques such as scenario projection and Delphi method to examine the current climate and market situation for the most popular tourist destinations. In this case, there is a potential to supply perfect current information and its helpful for tourist in decision

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