The impact of visa facilities on tourism sector : case study for Algeria

Abstract EN

Requirements of visa application are considered among the criteria used by the organizations to assess countries in the field of competitiveness in the tourism sector.

This latter affected the tourism sector in a positive or a negative, depending on the granting way.

And this will be addressed in this article through the descriptive and analytical study, We will shed light on ways to grant the visa, as well as the level of visa requirements in advanced country and emerging country.

Besides, we will display the states, each according to the way they granted visa for Algerians, and assess the freedom of movement between Algeria and Tunisia, and how it influenced the flow of tourists between them.

At the end, we've revealed experience for Mauritius and The bilateral agreement between Russia, Hong Kong and China, which have adopted the principle of visa liberalization, demonstrating how it affected the tourism sector positively.