Does Tourism Really Lead to Peace? A Global View
Stephen PrattSchool of Hotel & Tourism Management The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon 0000 Hong KongAnyu LiuSchool of Hotel & Tourism Management The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon 0000 Hong Kong
2015en
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Abstract There has been much rhetoric about tourism's role in promoting world peace. This research takes a global perspective examining the relationship between peace and tourism across 111 different countries using a panel data model using two indicators, international tourist arrivals and the Institute for Economics and Peace's Global Peace Index. The results indicate that tourism is the beneficiary of peace rather than grounds for peace. Peace is most important to tourism in medium income destinations but still important for high income nations. No relationship exists between peace and tourism arrivals for low income nations. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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