TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNT (TSA) A TOOL FOR MEASURING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM ON THE NATIONAL ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NTDC)

Abstract

ABSTRACT This project is concerned with the analysis of data generated by the inflow of tourists into the country, to measure the economic impacts of their visits to the national economy through their expenditures, using Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). The project was carried out during the holiday seasons, when the tourists are expected to come into Nigeria in mass number for leisure and other tourism activities. From the result of the analysis, it is found that, tourism can tum around the economy of the country and hence create job opportunities for thousands of unemployed youths in the country.