Resumen de Impact On Tourism
C. Patrick Fleenor, Rex S. Toh, David W. Arnesen
In the summer of 2000, Seattle University's business school organized a student study tour of Vietnam and Singapore. From records, results show that group expenses were almost twice as high in Singapore as in Vietnam, reflecting the respective costs of living in the two countries. This also was true for contemporaneously kept diary records of individual expenses, due to more shopping done in Singapore. Surprisingly, individual spending was largely unaffected by demographics, but was instead destination specific. We conclude that student study tours are a form of sustainable tourism that can make a substantial economic impact on host countries.
