Tourism Development And External Impacts Introduction; The aim of this report is to establish the structure of the tourism industry, examine the trends in the nature of demand for tourism and to evaluate the implications of tourism for two contrasting countries. A comparison will then be made between the two. The two countries that are to be assessed are the Seychelles and Mongolia. From initial research the main difference, which initially stand out are the …showed first 75 words of 2583 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2583 total…an important factor to consider when calculating the characteristics and contribution of tourism. The following sections analyses both of these factors for the Seychelles and Mongolia. The Seychelles;- Tourism's contribution to the balance of payments in the Seychelles stands at 12.7% as detailed below, contributing to the gross domestic product of US $545.5million in 1999 and providing 70% of their foreign exchange earnings. Composition of the Seychelles economy, 1999 Source: Travel & Tourism Country Reports - No.3 2001