Tourismusbilanz
German
Etymology
Tourismus (“tourism”) + Bilanz (“balance/account”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tuˈʁɪsmʊsˌbiːlant͡s]
- Hyphenation: Tou‧ris‧mus‧bi‧lanz
Noun
Tourismusbilanz f (genitive Tourismusbilanz, plural Tourismusbilanzen)
- (economics) tourism balance, travel balance (the difference between the spending of foreign tourists in a country and the spending of that country's residents abroad; a sub-account of the services balance)
- Aufgrund der gestiegenen Auslandskaufkraft der Bürger fiel die deutsche Tourismusbilanz auch in diesem Jahr negativ aus.
- Due to the increased foreign purchasing power of its citizens, the German tourism balance was negative again this year.
Declension
Declension of Tourismusbilanz [feminine]
Synonyms
- Reiseverkehrsbilanz (balance of travel; technical term used by central banks)
Coordinate terms
- Leistungsbilanz (current account; the overarching balance)
- Dienstleistungsbilanz (balance of services; of which tourism is a major part)
- Zahlungsbilanz (balance of payments)
- Deviseneinnahme (foreign exchange earnings from incoming tourism)
- Reiseausgabe (spending by residents traveling abroad)
Related terms
- Handelsbilanz (trade balance)
- Massentourismus (mass tourism)
References
- “Tourismusbilanz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tourismusbilanz” in Duden online