Ski resorts such as Les Menuires in France are purpose built for the ski industry and winter tourism.

With over 120 million visitors a year tourism is integral to the Alpine economy with much it coming from winter sports although summer visitors are an important component of the tourism industry.

The tourism industry began in the early 19th century when foreigners visited the Alps, traveled to the bases of the mountains to enjoy the scenery, and stayed at the spa-resorts.

However, according to private tour operators and other individuals familiar with the country ’ s tourism industry, government claims that hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists visit Armenia each year are inflated.

The above industries have since died out, and Aberfoyle is supported mainly by the forestry industry and tourism.

Major industries in Southeast Alaska include commercial fishing and tourism ( primarily the cruise ship industry ).

The main industry is tourism.

Politically, tourism is the more important of the two, as it employs a greater number of people within the Territory, and a larger proportion of the businesses in the tourist industry are locally owned, as are a number of the highly tourism-dependent sole traders ( for example, taxi drivers and street vendors ).

51. 8 % of the Government's revenue comes directly from licence fees for offshore companies, and considerable further sums are raised directly or indirectly from payroll taxes relating to salaries paid within the trust industry sector ( which tend to be higher on average than those paid in the tourism sector ).

Buses play a major part in the tourism industry.

During the Second Palestinian Intifada, in 2000-2005, Bethlehem's infrastructure and tourism industry were severely damaged.

Economy: agriculture, sheep breeding, art and tradition related business, tourism and light industry.

The disturbance and resulting deaths damaged the previously prosperous tourism industry.

Destruction of natural resources by the tourism industry and construction of new homes for investors is becoming a great concern to local citizens.

Natural resources include fish and a climate and beaches that foster tourism, which is the islands ' major industry.

Ecotourism is key in Costa Rica's tourism industry.

With a $ 1. 92-billion-a-year tourism industry, Costa Rica stands as the most visited nation in the Central American region, with 1. 9 million foreign visitors in 2007, thus reaching a rate of foreign tourists per capita of 0. 46, one of the highest in the Caribbean Basin, and above other popular destinations such as Mexico ( 0. 21 ), Dominican Republic ( 0. 38 ), and Brazil ( 0. 03 ).

The Turkish invasion inflicted a serious blow to the Cyprus economy and in particular to agriculture, tourism, mining and quarrying: 70 percent of the island ’ s wealth-producing resources were lost, the tourist industry lost 65 percent of its hotels and tourist accommodation, the industrial sector lost 46 percent, and mining and quarrying lost 56 percent of production.

Coupled with the Fortress of Louisbourg, it has driven the growth of the tourism industry on the island in recent decades.

By 2012, the tourism industry is small but growing rapidly.

Depending on the items on the agenda, this formation is composed of ministers responsible for areas such as European affairs, industry, tourism and scientific research.

The economy of Crete is predominantly based on agriculture and is one of the few Greek islands that can support itself independently without a tourism industry.

The city is now developing a tourism industry.

Incentives of financing, tributary incentives, tariffs, and others will be implemented, that is intended to benefit areas of tourism, foods process, renewable and alternative energies, bioenergies, pharmaceutical and chemical products, biochemical and environmental biomedecine, services, automotive metallurgical industry, footwear, and automotive parts and pieces, among others.

Eastern Canada and New England are famous for their autumnal foliage, and this attracts major tourism ( worth billions of U. S. dollars ) for the regions.

The city is a centre for yoga-related health tourism that attracts domestic and foreign visitors.

The angling and cycling tourism ( 27 circuits with altogether more than 1, 500 km ) attracts numerous visitors each year.

As one of Arkansas ' most historic towns, the city attracts considerable heritage tourism.

Hoogeveen also has a small airport that attracts some tourism.

These activities, along with the local architecture and the landscape of irrigated fields, create a historic ambiance that attracts much tourism.

This tourism attracts those interested in both leftist political beliefs and indigenous activism who come to see where the events of the 1990s happened as well as what is going on now.

The pipeline attracts tens of thousands of visitors annually on pipeline tourism trips.

A large tourism industry also attracts many visitors to Europe, most of whom arrive into one of Europe's many large international airports.

The Mosuo themselves often use this description which they believe increases interest in their culture and thus attracts tourism.

Jōbōji is home to the Tendai-ji temple which is of some fame within Japan and attracts a reasonable amount of domestic tourism.

Although Beaune is not primarily a tourist town but one centred around the wine industry, it nevertheless attracts a large amount of tourism.

The final attracts much tourism to its host city ; a survey in 2006 showed that 54 % of spectators had travelled from outside the host city, Stockholm.

The festival attracts many tourists from outside Canada, mainly those British and American, and is seen as a very important part of Stratford's tourism sector.

Although Jordan lacks the sights and comforts to support mass mainstream tourism, it still attracts a small cadre of adventurous tourists interested in experiencing authentic working-class life in Hong Kong.

The town attracts some tourism due to its proximity to Avebury, Stonehenge and Salisbury.

Cultural and sport tourism is common in the province, and attracts a number of Argentine tourists every year.

Another concern is that increased tourism destroys the very nature that attracts it.

The largest centre for tourism is London, which attracts millions of international tourists every year.

Veryan attracts tourism due to its location on the Roseland Peninsula and has bed and breakfasts, hotels and guest houses. The round houses are also a factor in the parish's tourism interest and are rented out for accommodation.

While Mundubbera attracts seasonal workers from around the world, tourism remains relatively undeveloped.

Today provides one of the main points of visiting the city, where the natural attractions of the neighborhood next to developments designed for leisure and tourism attracts many tourists.

Today, tourism has become important, and Swaledale attracts thousands of visitors a year.