Import Content of Tourism: Explaining Differences Among Island States
Although the import content of the tourism industry among small island states is considered to be high, there are wide disparities in the leakage rates among island destinations. This article seeks to test several hypotheses about factors that are likely to explain the differences in the import content of the industry among 19 destinations. The study found that the most important factors are country size and domestic agriculture. Interestingly, and contrary to expectation, tourist per capita housed at a destination and infrastructure development seemed to have little impact on the import content of the industry.
Keywords: CARIBBEAN; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; IMPORT CONTENT; LEAKAGE RATES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 March 2006
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