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Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries and, for many nations, a driving economic force. Tourism injects money into the economy through hotel bookings and sales in local businesses. This industry has created numerous job opportunities in transport, hospitality, and construction as it encourages the upkeep of infrastructure and boosts economic growth alongside economic and cultural development (Tourism Industry: Everything you need to know about Tourism | REVFINE).
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Anis, M., Chawky, S., Abdel Halim, A. (2023). Tourism. In: Mapping Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93627-3_15
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