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is half the dollar amount spent. Some locations have managed to nullify the leakage effect almost entirely - New York City claims to generate seven dollars for the local economy per dollar spent by tourists. Some estimates of the degree of leakage claim only 5% of money spent on tourism remains in a developing country's economy.

Reducing leakage

For many countries, some sources of leakage are unavoidable. Foreign-owned hotels and airlines are necessary for all but the most established

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