Tourism’s Influence on Greece
Abstract: Tourism can be a large contributor to a nation’s success. Greece is a world renowned place to visit due to its beauty and uniqueness. Due to all of the landmarks from the ruins of Ancient Greece, people from all over the world learn about the history and its architecture. People are also attracted to the breathtaking views of Greece’s outdoors such as the large number of beaches and islands as well as the rock cliffs and the countless miles of hiking trails. Greece’s general culture is very attractive as well. People and customs play a large role, especially with food and sports. The Greek culture generally has a healthy diet of natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, and seafood. Greece is widely known for the start of the Olympics and has recently hosted the Modern Summer Olympics in 2004. Tourism is very important for a Greece’s economy because of the amount of revenue it generates annually. Due to these factors and more, Greece has continuously been a popular travel destination. Most people are inclined to travel the world at some point in their lives. There is so much to see and …show more content…
Also, a fact is that sports contributes directly to about 2% of the GDP of the developed countries (Ritchie, 2005) let alone the indirect contribution to a country’s economy. In a domestic scope, sports tourism is being presented as an even more significant factor for the economy of a country. A sample of that statement is the fact that the 25% of the domestic tourism activity concerns sports tourism with sporting activity as a main reason of the trip, as well as another 50% concerns sports tourism with sporting activity as a random activity during vacations.
Abstract: Tourism can be a large contributor to a nation’s success. Greece is a world renowned place to visit due to its beauty and uniqueness. Due to all of the landmarks from the ruins of Ancient Greece, people from all over the world learn about the history and its architecture. People are also attracted to the breathtaking views of Greece’s outdoors such as the large number of beaches and islands as well as the rock cliffs and the countless miles of hiking trails. Greece’s general culture is very attractive as well. People and customs play a large role, especially with food and sports. The Greek culture generally has a healthy diet of natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, and seafood. Greece is widely known for the start of the Olympics and has recently hosted the Modern Summer Olympics in 2004. Tourism is very important for a Greece’s economy because of the amount of revenue it generates annually. Due to these factors and more, Greece has continuously been a popular travel destination. Most people are inclined to travel the world at some point in their lives. There is so much to see and …show more content…
Also, a fact is that sports contributes directly to about 2% of the GDP of the developed countries (Ritchie, 2005) let alone the indirect contribution to a country’s economy. In a domestic scope, sports tourism is being presented as an even more significant factor for the economy of a country. A sample of that statement is the fact that the 25% of the domestic tourism activity concerns sports tourism with sporting activity as a main reason of the trip, as well as another 50% concerns sports tourism with sporting activity as a random activity during vacations.