Multiplier effect of tourism on the border between Brazil and Paraguay
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5380/tes.v7i4.35698Keywords:
Multiplier effect, Tourism, Economic ImpactAbstract
Brazil has 27% of your territory composed of border strip, much of this in Mato Grosso do Sul. The intense international trade between the cities of Ponta Porã (Brazil) and Pedro Juan Caballero (Paraguay) are the motivation to the development of shopping tourism. In 2012, the first edition of the event called “Black Friday” was created in order to maximize the shopping tourism in both countries. This research aimed to analyze the impact of this event and to define what should be the economic multiplier effects to plan the tourism at Brazilian side. The secondary objectives were to identify the tourism multiplier effects generated from the event and show a line guide to follow the event in the future. The methodology employed was literature research and questionnaires application. The results showed the direct economical impact in the national economy and the conclusion of this work was that the best indicator was the analysis of visitors’ spending directly in Brazil.