Theoretical aspects of international tourism and its role in the global economy

The article considers international tourism as an integral part of the international service sector. The role of international tourism in the world economy is revealed. International tourism development indicators for 2019 and prospects for 2020 were discussed. There was also studied negative impact of coronavirus on international tourism indicators. At the same time, there is the concept of “temporary visitor”, this concept refers to the movement of a tourist to any other country, except the country of his permanent residence, in connection with his work, business goals. In addition to tourists, the so-called “temporary visitors” include tourists, that is, persons who are in the host country for less than a day. The rapid progression of the tourism services sector was realized due to the formation of a large tourist complex: there are systematic transcontinental tourist routes, international hotel chains are organized, which led to the need to study the market, and this, in turn, caused a focus on clarifying consumer preferences in the studied area. Tourist routes are actually spread all over the world.