In this paper it is pointed out that tourism sector, apart from its contribution to economic growth, it also improves income distribution but only in the southern European countries. Further, it is shown that economic growth and crisis do not affect income distribution. Data are taken from...

Modern society, recent trends and contemporary lifestyles show a general increase in tourist flows and the growing importance of the tourism industry in many countries throughout the world. Despite this phenomenon, tourism has still proven to be a difficult issue for tourism enterprises to deal...