Economic Dimension

Tourism is an important engine for economic growth and development. Hence, economic sustainability of tourism is generally considered with respect to a focus on macro-level and objective indicators, such as gross domestic product, employment rate and investment. While useful, macro-level and objective perspectives do not capture many other indicators with significant importance to local stakeholders, who are affected by tourism development strategies and who have their own interpretations of sustainability.

For monitoring purposes, economic sustainability is measured through indicators on the destination’s economic benefits from tourism, employment effects and tourism seasonality.