The Tourism Industry And Its Role In Diversifying The Base Of The National Economy - Libya Case Study

The research aims to study and evaluate the performance of the tourism sector in the Libyan state, by examining and analyzing the level of contribution of this sector to the national income, the percentage of labor provided by this sector, and knowing the level of its market share in the international tourism market, while highlighting the role played by the tourism sector in The economies of countries, and the case study approach has been relied upon, and this research raises the following question: - What role does the tourism sector play in financing the national economy to achieve development in Libya? The research reached several results, including: Weak tourism revenues in Libya, which reached during the period 1990-2011 revenues with a total of (1,968) million dollars, with an average of (131) million dollars annually in fifteen years, and the deficit of the Libyan tourism balance during the period 1998 In 2011, with a total deficit of (-8,986) billion dollars, and an annual average of (-898.6) million dollars, the tourism sector in Libya did not have an effective contribution in terms of employment, which does not exceed (5%) of the total labor force over the period Ten years from 2000-2010 In the same context, this research presents some recommendations that should attract the attention of officials in the Libyan state, especially officials in this sector, in order to pay attention to the tourism sector, develop it and support it as a tributary to the public treasury instead of total dependence on the fuel sector.