Tourism and migration nexus, understanding the relationship between the two phenomena through MLT and TLM theories

Abstract

Migration and tourism are two related phenomena and the most significant manifestation of globalization, both involve the movement of people and monetary resources. It is evident that permanent migration and tourism are interconnected and that relationship operates in both directions. The aim of our study is to understand what trends can be identified in migrationrelated tourism (MLT) and tourism-related migration (TLM). After having reviewed recent literature on the tourism-migration nexus, it can be argued that migrants and tourists are both potential “engines of growth”; We have concluded that the relationship between both of them is positive , migrants have an important economic contributions to both home and destination countries, by enhancing the tourism product, increasing the tourist flows, investing and exploiting their remittances and providing labour for the travel, hospitality and tourism sectors