tourism as a contribution to GDP growth, for the development of the country´s economy

Abstract

This research is based on the macro project "Competitive bets of the agrotourism route of the coffee sector of the municipality of Gramalote Norte de Santander" that is being carried out by the National Federation of Coffee Growers, where it is intended to identify the growing participation of tourism in the Colombian economy and be the driving force of the regional and national economy. Due to new trends, markets have begun to enter new business models, where the main option focuses on different types of tourism as a driver of the countries' economic. The objective is to identify the contribution of the tourism sector to the country's economy. Where research is carried out with a descriptive approach, applied with documentary design and theoretical review. The results obtained with this research show that the tourism sector in Colombia, according to the report of the economic indicators, the entry of tourists to the country has increased by 150 % and shows a considerable participation in the Colombian economy. In conclusion, tourism is an economic engine and in the same way it constitutes an important reference of income for the country and the coffee sector from the diversification in tourist destinations for competitivenes.