美国旅游协会(TIA)所属基金会发表一份调查报告,就旅游业在国民经济中提供就业情况进行了阐述。美国旅游业是美国经济生活中最大的出口行业,在提供就业方面为第二大雇主,在产值上为第三大零售部门。服务行业,不论是传统认知还是事实如此,历来被形容为是提供低收入的行业。因此,人们普遍认为,从事旅游业即意味着干低收入的服务性工作,没有什么发展机会。这些想法源于50年代 A survey by the Foundation affiliated with the American Institute of Tourism (TIA) published a survey on the employment status of tourism in the national economy. The U.S. tourism industry is the largest exporter in the U.S. economy and the second largest employer in terms of employment and the third largest in terms of output. The service industry, whether traditional or factual, has traditionally been described as providing low-income industries. Therefore, it is generally accepted that there is little chance of development in the service sector that means doing low-income, low-income jobs. These ideas originated in the 50’s