Tourism has often been supported by government agencies on the basis that it is capable of generating incomes and jobs in areas where there is a shortage of both. This article offers some indication of the veracity of such claims in Britain. In so doing it attempts to demonstrate what the tourist industry is, reviews the nature of the jobs created, and assesses peoples' attitudes to such jobs, in an attempt to suggest how tourism compares with other activities in generating employment.
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