Assessment of employment in tourism industry

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS
Employment opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sectors can be created either directly or indirectly, depending on the level of involvement or contribution from the tourism supply side. Direct Employment Opportunities are the total number of job opportunities supported by travel and tourism directly. For instance, employment in hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, tourism information offices, museums, protected areas such as national parks, palaces, religious sites, monuments, aircraft, cruise lines, resorts, or shopping outlets, souvenirs, photography, sightseeing tours, farmhouses, bed and breakfast inns, rural inns, and guest houses Tourism and hospitality also support indirect employment in industries such as restaurant suppliers, construction firms that construct and maintain tourist facilities and necessary infrastructure, aircraft manufacturers, various handicrafts producers, marketing agencies, and accounting services, all of which are more or less dependent on the companies providing dire services. Tourism's economic impact is quantified in terms of its effect on income, employment, investment, and development, as well as the balance of payments. In a labor-intensive industry such as tourism or hospitality, the majority of income is likely to come from wages and salaries paid to those employed in jobs that directly serve the needs of tourists or benefit indirectly from their spending. Income will be high in tourist destinations that attract a large number of visitors; where visitors stay for an extended period of time, customer spending will be high as long as multiple opportunities and activities are available for customers to participate (Figure 1). The other reasons that employment opportunities are more diverse than ever before are that tourism and international travel have grown in popularity throughout the world, and people themselves regard travel as a human right; destinations are concerned with meeting the needs and desires of tourists by providing a high standard of service; and tourists have a diverse range of lodging options. All of the aforementioned factors contribute significantly to the increasing number of tourists visiting the destinations. As a result, a sizable workforce is required to provide services to tourists. As a result of these facts, the tourism and hospitality sectors, as well as their supporting industries, offer a diverse range of employment opportunities.