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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Singapore tourism doubled in 10 years, supports 164,000 jobs

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Useful stats: Singapore's tourism has doubled in the past decade to US$12.4 billion (S$17 billion) in 2016 and supports 164,000 jobs

Worldwide:
The sector contributes US$7.6 trillion, or 10.2 per cent of global gross domestic product, and accounts for 292 million jobs. That is one in 10 of all jobs on the planet.

For qns on promoting tourism, esp with regard to job creation....

Qn: Should poorer countries develop their tourist industry when the basic needs of their own people are not being met? (Cam. 2007)