ABSTRACT
Tourism can have a great impact on regions and, obviously, destinations. The
dimension of tourism worldwide has an economical, social, cultural and environ-
mental influence on tourism destinations (Mathieson & Wall, 1982), and the influ-
ence can be positive and/or negative. This chapter focuses on the economic impact.
Some sociological, cultural and environmental impacts will be dealt with as cost
elements in Chapter 9.
