Tourism development as an entry point to achieve development in Algeria

الملخص EN

This research aims to study the importance of tourism development as an entry point to achieve development, through a study of the concept of tourism and tourism development, and to address tourism development in Algeria in accordance with the national guide plan for tourism preparation, with an analytical study of the implications of tourism development on development in Algeria, and we relied on a descriptive approach to describe variables of the study and an attempt to analyze the links between them with the case study of Algeria.

Through this paper, we concluded that tourism development contributes to development in general, by revitalizing and developing economic activities associated with tourism activity, in GDP, at the level of employment, and strengthening the balance of payments.

And with regard to Algeria, its contribution is still weak in employment due to the challenges.

And the obstacles that accompany the development of the tourism sector in Algeria, which have a role in enhancing the domestic product; However, its contribution is still weak and modestly compared to the contribution of other sectors, and this weak contribution of the tourism sector development in Algeria is due to several challenges that tourism continues to suffer from despite the plan for its advancement and development, which has been underlined by the horizons of 2025.