Tourism – an Important Sector of the Economy
Tourism and generally travelling is one of the fastest growing sectors globally and in Georgia as well. According to 2016 research of World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the tourism amounted to 2.3 Trillion USD (3.1%) total world GDP, supported 109 million jobs. However, direct and indirect impact of travel and tourism contributed 10.2% of world GDP. This is responsible for 1 in 11 jobs, 4.4% of total economic investment and 6.6% of world exports