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.

The construction of the Central Pacific Railroad along the path of the Siskiyou Trail in the mid-1880s led to a first wave of tourism, as visitors came to “ take the waters ” at the county ’ s many summer resorts, and to enjoy the hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation activities.

McCrary's OS Ranch Museum is a popular attraction in the county seat of Post, which has made an extended effort to attract tourism.

Galveston's economy crashed as did the economies of some other county municipalities that were dependent on tourism.

The massive development of the tourism industry in Sevier County in recent years, while blessing the county with good economic fortunes, has indeed put a major stress on the county's roadways.

Anderson County has a thriving tourism industry, thanks to major attractions such as Norris Lake, the Museum of Appalachia, and American Museum of Science and Energy, and the county is considered a part of the Norris Highlands.

Sherman County is predominantly an agricultural county, its economy receiving some aid from ranching and tourism.

Principal industries of the county are travel ( primarily tourism ), trade, health services and construction.

Many of the other communities in Lincoln county depend on tourism as their principal source of income.

The county has experienced some growth in recreational activities ( including hunting ) and tourism, as well as cottage industry, but residents have struggled to develop new productive industries and to diversify their economy.

Beyond tourism, principal industries in the county are lumber, ranching and agriculture — chiefly potatoes.

While Scotland County is the smallest county in the state of North Carolina ( 100 out of 100 ), it ranks 63rd in generating tourism dollars.

The North Carolina Department of Commerce, estimates the county brings in approximately $ 33 million in travel and tourism dollars each year.

Historical figures from Lincoln County include Billy The Kid and Smokey Bear, whose names help drive the tourism trade that is heavily popularized within the county.

The county is part of the Skylands Region — a term promoted by the New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth, & Tourism Commission to encourage tourism.

Commercial fishing and tourism are the county ’ s most important industries.

The county also has a stake in the Cumberland County Civic Center ( an entertainment facility ), as well as programs in local economic development and tourism.

The creation of Kentucky Lake by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1940s brought tourism and industry to the county with resorts along the lake.

In recent years, residents in Winchester, Union City, and Farmland have sought to revitalize the county through a renewed focus on historic preservation, tourism, and the arts.

For that reason, the county teams up with neighboring Elkhart County to promote tourism by referring to the area as Northern Indiana Amish Country.

The county began to recast itself as a tourism destination in 1936 with the opening of the Sun Valley resort, originally owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.

Farming and ranching remain among the largest industries in the county and tourism got a boost with the construction and opening of a 60-room, world-class lodge and guest cabins on the top of Mount Magazine, which is 19 miles from Paris.

Oil and gas, manufacturing, and tourism are important industries in the village and surrounding county.

Ardmore is a business, cultural and tourism city in and the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.

The Center offers tourism information about the county and the museum showcases the history of the area and has a large collection of Native American and pioneer objects.