Suggest how the growth of tourism in a LIC or NEE might help to reduce the development gap.

The growth of the tourism industry means that a country's GDP grows, (the overall market value of country's services and goods) and therefore decreases the gap between the developed countries and the LIC. By taking advantage of the tourism industry and exploiting the resources that are available to them, people will be able to earn a living, which reduces the development gap due to more people having jobs and an income. Not only will tourism decrease the development gap directly, but also indirectly through tax revenue. This tax revenue can be used to build infrastructure, which creates jobs. The infrastructure that is built may used for trading, generating more money and reducing the development gap. Furthermore, infrastructure, such as hospitals and schools, will improve people's health and education, enabling them to get jobs, earn money and reduce the development gap.