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What percentage of the total GDP did tourism contribute to in 2013?
What is one of the ways tourism can provide value to a destination socially?
What is the role of tourism development in the livelihood strategies of local households?
According to the statistics, what was the total GDP of the British Virgin Islands in 2013?
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Which of the following is NOT a way tourism can provide environmental value?
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What is one of the ways tourism can benefit women in the informal sector?
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What is one of the roles of the tourism sector in responding to natural disasters?
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What is the value of tourism to the British Virgin Islands economy?
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What is the main reason why the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board was established?
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What was the position of Mr. Richard Bathan in the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board?
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What is the goal of increasing the economic contribution to the British Virgin Islands?
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What is the vision of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board?
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What is the purpose of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board?
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What is the main challenge that the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board is trying to solve?
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What is the main goal of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board in terms of destination experience?
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What is the significance of the year 1972 in the context of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board?
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Study Notes
The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board
- Established in 1969 under Act Chapter 280, Ordinance 1969 as a Statutory Body to develop and promote the British Virgin Islands tourism product and market the British Virgin Islands
- First Tourist Board Office opened on Main Street in 1972 with Mr. Richard Bathan as the first staff member and Executive Secretary to the Board
Contribution of Tourism to the Economy of the BVI
- In 2013, tourism contributed US$277,896,000 GDP, which is 30.35% of the total GDP of US$915,601,000
- Tourism provides value to a destination in various ways, including:
- Economic: increased and diversified economic activity, economic benefits, stimulus for economic development and investment
- Social/Cultural: enhanced quality of life, community development, employment and income, conservation of cultural heritage, increased amenities, and community pride
- Environmental: awareness of environmental significance, conservation of natural and built environments, and implementation of sustainable practices
Role of Tourism in Expanding Economic Opportunity
- Tourism development can affect livelihood strategies of local households, business climate for small enterprise development, patterns of growth of the local or national economy, and infrastructure or natural resource base of the destination
- Tourism tends to employ a relatively high proportion of women and helps them to purchase products produced by women in the informal sector, enhancing women's economic positions and overcoming gender barriers
- Tourism sector plays a key role in planning for and responding to natural disasters, which often have particularly serious effects on poor communities
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Explore the role of tourism in the economy of the British Virgin Islands, including the establishment and functions of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board.