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Tourism is one of the most important sources of income for thousands of people in many countries around the world. Many sectors benefit from tourism activities, including airlines, hotels, restaurants, ground transportation, and local communities. The tourism sector has developed rapidly during the last 20 years. This course will focus on providing students with understanding of the basic economic concepts in tourism and its role in developed and developing countries’ economy. Different aspects of tourism will be analyzed in the course such as sustainability, exchange rate, and demand side of tourism (types of factors influencing tourism demand, tourist’s decision and behavior). Supply side of tourism (inputs of tourism, outputs of tourism, and types of variables influencing tourism supply) |