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)

  1. (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

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)

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