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.

Although the service sector has recently overtaken agriculture as the leading employer of Dominicans ( due principally to growth in tourism and Free Trade Zones ), agriculture remains the most important sector in terms of domestic consumption and is in second place ( behind mining ) in terms of export earnings.

The development of the tourism sector remains a priority, and the government is committed to providing a favourable investment environment.

Although tourism remains important to Bermuda's economy, it has for three decades been second to international business in terms of economic importance to the island.

Agriculture remains important to the area, but tourism plays an increasing role in the local economy.

The lighthouse was abandoned in 1952, just as the tourism industry began to grow as a result of interest in the historic community, but it remains in use as a marine biology research center by the University of Florida in Gainesville.

The success of Kingston's tourism industry is heavily dependent on information about travelers, however data availability still remains a challenge.

Kaw City remains near Kaw Lake, and tourism is the major industry.

Northern Exposure remains a colorful draw for tourism and is a central theme for many local commercial activities.

The interest their works generated attracted others to visit Mount Washington and the region, initiating the tourism business that remains vital today.

Kleve has long since lost its reputation as a fashionable getaway, though tourism remains a significant factor in the local economy.

In the late eighteenth century the town was a focus of early tourism as part of the " Wye Tour ", and the tourist industry remains important.

Numerous inns and taverns were built in the 19th and 20th centuries, and tourism remains today a principal business.

All that remains of the village is the mosque, which has been restored for tourism, and the house of the mukhtar ( the village head ) Husayn Ataya, which is now a museum.

Additionally, the Indian government has organized workshops on ecotourism in Corbett National Park and Garhwal region to ensure that the local citizens profit from tourism while the park remains protected.

Unfortunately, in the summer months, while before the river might slow to a trickle and Gypsies would park their wagons under the bridge to wash their clothes, now the water level remains high, but the flow of water slows considerably and the water takes on a greenish unhealthy color that is not conducive to tourism.

The commune turned decidedly towards tourism in the last 20 years, but still remains dependent on agriculture.

Today the importance of fur trade has diminished and is currently centered around fur farms and authorized wildlife hunting, but remains controversial due to the cruelty involved and conflicts with the tourism industry.

There is, however, no consistent or guaranteed support for these efforts and tourism remains a relatively minor motivation for the bridge rebuilding.

Metra's urban-centric service remains popular with suburban commuters working downtown, reverse commuters, and those who visit Chicago for recreational activities and tourism.

the town remains focussed on tourism, diminished pulp and paper operations and support of other more northern communities ( food, fuel and transportation ).

The monastery remains active today and serves as a popular destination of tourism and pilgrimage.

Though tourism remains the primary industry in Ōtaki, tourist numbers ( including skiers and worshipers ) have declined in recent years.

Tourism-related income remains meager, especially by comparison to the tourism industry of the neighboring Society Islands.

Though shipping has declined substantially since the last quarter of the 20th century, tourism remains important to the island's economy.