1. The purpose and tasks of the discipline "Tourism: theory and practice"

1. The purpose and tasks of the discipline "Tourism: theory and practice".

Liudmila Shkvarya, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of the Dynamics of the World Economy in Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Main issues

• Tourism in the global economy;
• Defining tourism & Operational classification;
• Classification in tourism;
• Tourism as a concept;
• Characteristics of tourism products;
• Importance of tourism.

Tourism in the global economy

	2019	2020	2021
Global GDP of the tourism and travel sector, in % compared to the previous year	103,5	49,6	121,7
World GDP, as % of the previous year	102,5	96,7	105,8
The contribution of tourism to world GDP, trillion US dollars	9,63	4,8	5,8
as % of world GDP	10,3	5,3	6,1
The number of jobs in the tourism sector, million units	333	271	289
in % of the total number of jobs in the world	10,0	8,3	9,1
Investments in fixed assets in the tourism sector, USD billion	986,2	693,2	…
as a % of the total investment	4,4	3,2	…