5 Countries with the Most Tourism Workers in the World

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With the increasing globalization, tourism providers continue to grow and have more access to open new potential markets. Not merely peddling something that is traditional, the world of tourism also continues to grow to a more modern direction. The emergence of cities of world tourism destinations, such as Dubai for example, make the world more excited tourism.

 Many countries view tourism as a sector that promises economic growth. Noted, the tourism potential is very large in bringing in foreign exchange. In Indonesia for example, the growth of the tourism sector has grown steadily in recent years. In America alone tourism has even contributed USD 7.6 trillion in 2016.

Increasing the middle class in developing countries is also another factor why the tourism sector is important. Noted, foreign tourists visiting the European and American regions are mostly those from developing countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

China, one of the economic giants in Asia, also makes tourism an important sector in economic growth. Recorded, the number of workers in China's tourism sector penetrated the number 22.78 million in 2013. In 2010, the country's bamboo curtain is even able to bring in 55.98 million foreign tourists, and recorded foreign exchange earnings of more than USD 45.8 billion.

Not much different from China, as quoted from page WorldAtlas, Friday (30/6/2017), in India there are 22.32 million people who work in the country's tourism industry in 2013. In 2016, the number increased to 40.343 million people, and The industry accounts for 9.6 percent of the country's GDP.

With its cultural diversity, India stole the attention of foreign tourists from countries of America, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh, and Australia. Until the early half of 2017, India continues to improve infrastructure to support tourism.Then what is the position of Indonesia? Indonesia is only ranked 6th after China, India, the United States, Mexico and Brazil, with 3.04 million people working in the tourism sector. With the beauty of nature and cultural richness, Indonesia should be able to optimize its tourism potential.

Here are the countries with the largest number of tourism workers in the world:1. China 22.78 million2. India 22.32 million3. United States 5.44 million4. Mexico 3.18 million5. Brazil 3.05 million6. Indonesia 3.04 million7. Thailand 2.56 million8. Vietnam 1.9 million9. England 1.77 million10. Pakistan 1.48 million

source : liputan6.com