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1/ Introduction:
The global economic scenario in the last few
years has been a matter of concern for all
economies. One industry that continues to
show positive growth in spite of the
recessionary trends worldwide is tourism
industry. It contributed (‗direct, indirect and
induced impact‘) USD 6.6 trillion to the world
GDP (i.e., 9% of ‗total economy GDP‘),
provided 260 million jobs (i.e., 1 in 11 jobs)
and USD 1.2 trillion in exports (i.e., 5% of
world exports)(World Travel and Tourism
Council (WTTC), 2013). ‗According to the
latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer,
international tourism receipts hit a new record
in 2012, reaching an estimated US$ 1075
billion (euro 837 billion) worldwide, up 4% in
real terms, from US$ 1042 billion (euro 749
billion) in 2011.‘ The export earnings stood at
‗US$ 219 billion in 2012, bringing total
receipts generated by international tourism to
US$ 1.3 trillion.‘ Thailand and India were the
top two ‗emerging economy destinations‘ that
reported the ‗highest receipts growth‘ at 25%
and 22% respectively (UNWTO, 2013b). This
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