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tourism geography: the knowledge of countries,

regions, major cities, gateways, famous icons,

monuments, building structures, and geographical

features such as rivers, seas, mountains, deserts and

time zones

Tourism income multiplier (TIM): Exaggerated

effect of a change in tourism expenditure on an area's

income.

tourism industry: a group of businesses that provide

services and facilities for consumption by tourists

Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry is an industry

that would cease to exist or would continue to exist only

at significantly reduced levels of activity in the absence

of tourism.

tourism infrastructure: roads, railway lines,

harbours, airport runways, water, electricity, other

power supplies, sewerage disposal systems and other

utilities to serve not only the local residents but also the

tourist influx (suitable accommodation, restaurants and

passenger transport terminals form the superstructure

of the region)

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