Let's talk about export leakage. In developing countries tourism infrastructure often comes from foreign investors. Local and family-owned places just don’t have the money to compete with the larger corporations. When tourism infrastructure comes from foreign sources, this means that the revenue earned is sent back to the destination country, and taxed in that country. Barely any of the benefits from tourism are realized in the economies where it’s occurring. You might think “well okay, aren’t these huge companies at least creating jobs in the local economy?” Unfortunately, this is rarely the case in developing countries. When local employees are hired it’s often for jobs that require a high degree of manual labor for little compensation. Not only this, but local employees hired for positions that cater to the local population (gardeners, cooks, cleaners) are usually paid out in a currency that is weaker than the currency where the corporation is founded. That's why its so important...