Travel Agents are
part of the tourism
industry, an industry that is very important to many countries.
"Tourism is
big business! It's the world's largest industry, employing
millions of people all over the world. As more and more
people travel to far away destinations to the Less
Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) it might
make the difference between life and death for the poorest
people. Some countries rely on tourism to bring in much
needed money from foreigners as well as providing jobs
for the local people."
"What
would a country do with the profits from tourism to improve
the lives of people?"
"Here's
a question for you! Many LEDC's are now visited
by tourists from other countries. From the world
map can you guess the 'top ten' tourist destinations
in the developing world?"
"How
did you do? Did you find all the countries?
Now see if you can add all the numbers together
to work out the total number of people who
visited these ten countries in 1999
Click Here to get the answer."
"Which continent
seems to be attracting the most visitors - can you think
up some reasons why?"
"What changes
in transport and in the way we live have made it possible
for more tourists to go on holiday to faraway places?
Click Here to get some answers."
