Pro poor tourism

Considering that the tourism sector is touted as the largest economic sector in terms of the number of people employed or other criteria, its contribution to job creation and income generation for local communities is a very important element for overall development.
This is especially the case for developing countries and households with lower-incomes. Tourism policies with poverty reduction focus provide an alttractive package for local governments to achiee increased job creation and income generation goals.
How can the tourism sector contribute to poverty reduction goals? What are the points of intersection between poverty reduction and tourism development goals that have to be targetted for policy development? Is there such a thing as pro-poor tourism?

Source www.propoortourism.org.uk

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