Friday 19 September 2014 – 12:16 Update: 19-09-2014 13:59
The contribution of the tourism sector to the GDP of the Netherlands has increased from 3.2 percent in 2010 to 3 6 percent in 2013, growth is mainly because there are more foreign tourists come to the Netherlands and more foreign bookings at Dutch companies are made. This makes CBS announced today.
The amount of tourist spending in the Dutch economy in the last three years by more than 9 percent to 65 billion euros in 2013, mainly because the prices have increased by 6 percent during this period. The number of foreign tourists also increased, and increased the number of foreign bookings at Dutch companies, such as online bookings of air travel and hotels. In 2013 Netherlands welcomed 12.8 million foreign tourists in hotels and similar establishments, 5 percent more than the year before. Keep Dutch as a tourist
In the tourism sector, many people have a part time job, converted to full-time jobs in the sector in 2013 accounted for 357 thousand full-time jobs. That is 20 thousand more than in 2010, the hospitality industry provides the tourism industry for most jobs. Other goods and services such as land transport and retail account for one quarter of all jobs in the tourism sector. In addition, activities in the arts and culture sector, sport, leisure and gambling business contribute to the tourism employment (about 22 percent). The airline and travel agent arrange for 6 percent. The travel agent in the Netherlands benefits from the increase in online bookings, while the traditional travel agent economical point underperforms.
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