Author	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Title	Outcome of the High-Level Meeting on Tourism and Development in the Least Developed Countries
Imprint	Geneva, United Nations. 2001
Connect to	http://161.200.145.45/docs/en/aconf191bp_4.en.pdf
Descript	12 p

International tourism is one of the few economic sectors through which LDCs have managed to increase their participation in the global economy. It can be an engine of employment creation, poverty alleviation, reduction of gender inequality, and protection of the natural and cultural heritage. It contributes to reducing economic instability and vulnerability. These facts principally result from the existence, in most LDCs, of significant comparative advantages that are conducive to viable tourism specialization. Yet, tourism is not among priority sectors for socio-economic development in many LDCs

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