Abstract
According to Antonio Enriquez Savignac, Secretary-General of the WTO (1995), tourism undeniably acts as a driving force for world development. Its growth has overtaken that of international trade which in turn progresses faster than the creation of wealth, particularly for developing countries.
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Vellas, F., Bécherel, L. (1995). International Tourism in Developing Countries. In: International Tourism. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24074-6_11
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