Highlight the benefits of the tourism industry in Switzerland.

      

Highlight the benefits of the tourism industry in Switzerland.

  

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(a) Switzerland earns a lot of foreign exchange from tourism.
(b) Tourism also earns the country a lot of revenue as almost 50% of all the tourists who tour the country are domestic tourists.
(c) Tourism enhances international understanding and cooperation with other nations. This has promoted Switzerland's image as a neutral country and a haven of peace.
(d) The tourism employs a lot of people directly and indirectly. People are employed directly as tour guides, drivers, site management staff and staff working in hotels and other accommodation facilities. This enables the people to earn income thus raising their living standards.
(e) Tourism has led to the establishment of high class training institutions for the personnel needed in the tourism industry. This manpower is also used to train foreign students within Switzerland and abroad.

Faimus answered the question on April 7, 2018 at 13:30


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