Question

one activity historically undertaken by local government tourism organization is that of marketing. in established and popular destinations, should spending on marketing and promotion now be left in the hands of private sector, which are the businesses that gain from tourism spend. Discuss

Answer 1

Answer
Yes spending on marketing and promotion should be left in the hands of private sector because responsibility of marketing and promotion can be better be handled by those companies which are dealing in marketing and promotional activities these companies for expert in their respective fields. The job of a good government is not to handle marketing and promotion activities but it is rather to have good governance of a country which includes administration activities rather than doing business activities.
The different business that gained from tourism spending are as follows-
1. Hospitality industry which includes different hotels
2. Travel industry which includes airlines, railways etc
3. Restaurant industry which deals with food

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