Part I: The Problem
tourism brings in massive economic gains globally, generating 10 percent of the global GDP. tourism accounts for one out of every 10 jobs and 30 percent of international trade in services, according to the tourism-drives-inequality/”>United Nations World tourism Organization. In 2006, international tourism receipts generated $8.8 trillion, and tourism was attributed as the world’s largest employer, accounting for 200 million jobs or one in every 12 worldwide. More so, in 125 of the world’s 170 countries, tourism plays a major economic role (Honey). However, the majority of experience for those working in the tourism industry as service workers is low-paying service-level employment as maids, waiters, and drivers that are often subject to seasonal fluctuations of travel (Gleason). Vacation cruises are among the fastest-growing and most profitable segments of the tourism industry. The cruise industry is a 40 billion dollar industry in the United States alone; yet, the…
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