Summarize the main significance of tourism development.

1. Provide a large number of employment opportunities and absorb rural surplus labor. As a labor-intensive and service-oriented tertiary industry, tourism has the characteristics of low employment threshold, large quantity and little influence by economic recession, which makes the region have great population pressure and employment pressure. According to experts' calculations, for every $30,000 increase in tourism revenue in developed countries, 1 direct employment opportunities and 2.5 indirect employment opportunities can be increased; Every $30,000 increase in tourism revenue in third world countries will increase two direct employment opportunities and five indirect employment opportunities.

2. Increase foreign exchange income. Tourism not only attracts domestic tourists, but also attracts a large number of overseas tourists, which has become an important way to earn foreign exchange and played a great role in increasing foreign exchange reserves, making up the trade deficit and balancing the international balance of payments. Therefore, it is extremely important to increase foreign exchange reserves by vigorously developing tourism, which will improve China's economic strength and the country's international payment ability. From 65438 to 0995, the profit of international tourism in Tibet reached 25.98 million yuan, exceeding the total profit of industry, construction and transportation in the whole year.

3. Promote the development of related industries. The development of tourism not only provides many direct employment opportunities, but also stimulates the development of related industries and provides many indirect employment opportunities. According to the data published by the World Tourism Organization, for every direct income of tourism 1 yuan, related industries can increase 4.3 yuan. Because tourism itself contains six elements of "food, shelter, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment", on the one hand, it brings tourists to transportation, hotels, catering services and commercial outlets, on the other hand, it also affects the development of textile industry, construction industry, processing and manufacturing industry, post and telecommunications, real estate, financial insurance, culture and sports, and plays the role of "one industry brings ten thousand industries", at the same time, tourism also increases the agricultural products.

4. Promote reform and opening up and expand international exchanges. Tourism attracts many foreign tourists, who learn about the history, culture, customs, construction achievements, policies and regulations of various places through tourism activities. Therefore, tourism objectively promotes opening to the outside world and creates opportunities for attracting external funds and foreign trade. At the same time, compared with industry and mining, tourism has no consumption of raw materials, and resources can be used continuously. It is a "smokeless industry" and has inherent consistency with environmental protection. In addition, tourism can also play a role of economic support for environmental protection, and tourism income increases the funds for maintaining and beautifying the environment. Developing tourism is an effective way to protect ecological advantages and reduce the pressure on the natural environment.

5. Promote the development and protection of national culture. Tourism is an economic and cultural industry. Through tourism, national culture has produced obvious economic and social benefits, which makes local residents realize the value of history and culture, enhances their sense of pride, and urges the nation to consciously protect, inherit and carry forward national culture. At the same time, relevant government departments will actively and deeply explore, preserve, restore and publicize national culture in the development of rural tourism. Therefore, developing tourism can promote non-renewable historical and cultural heritage.

6. Promote the construction of civilization. Tourism is a high-level consumption activity, which not only meets people's cultural and spiritual needs, but also becomes the best combination of material civilization and spiritual civilization construction. On the one hand, tourists can enhance their national pride and patriotism by enjoying the beautiful mountains and rivers, folk customs and historical sites in these areas. On the other hand, tourists bring new ideas, new lifestyles, new information and new thinking to local residents, broaden their horizons and promote the improvement of their material living standards and spiritual civilization. In addition, the high demand of tourism for cultural level can stimulate the enthusiasm of local residents to consciously learn cultural knowledge and effectively improve their cultural quality.

7. Promoted scientific, technological and cultural exchanges. In the era of knowledge economy, people have promoted the spread of various cultures, academic information and advanced scientific and technological achievements through tourism, especially international tourism. Most tourists come from foreign countries or developed areas in China, which will inevitably promote scientific and cultural exchanges between this region and other places.