Tourism In less economically developed countries

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Date : Undoubtedly , tourism in the recent past has been the fastest expanding industry not only in the developed world but also in the third world countries . Most of the nations that were previously thought as unattractive to tourism have continuously opened up their bs and increased the marketing of their countries as attractive destinations for both natural as well as cultural tourism . A Look at the GDPs of the less developed nations indicates an over reliance on tourism . A significant proportion of their foreign earnings

are drawn from tourism This is an industry that continues to support third world countries not only in terms of revenue but as a source of livelihood by offering employment opportunities . A critical analysis of tourism in relation to third world countries reveals interesting facts about the gross disadvantages of tourism to these fragile economies . The interest of this shall be limited to the impact of tourism on Haiti , revealing how it has either aided its economic growth or underdeveloped it by creating an aspect of systematic dependency

Haiti remains one of the poorest nations topping the list of the poorest in the western hemisphere . It relies mostly on primary commodities from agriculture which too is underdeveloped . Indeed as Barry (1987 ) observes , though Haiti 's 30 of GDP is drawn from the agricultural industry , only 6 percent of the land is irrigated and virtually all of that belongs to the richest families in the country Coffee is the primary product...