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The Activities of the Czech Tourist Authority (CTA) in Promoting the Czech Republic Abroad

The travel and tourism industry constitutes a significant factor in the Czech Republic´s economy; foreign exchange earnings from tourism reached 118.13 billion Cz. crowns in 2001, constituting 5.5 % of the GNP. Their share in the Czech Republic´s overall export earnings was 9.3 %. Employed in travel and tourism in 2001 were more than 110,000 persons (2.37%); in other words, every tenth person is employed in the travel and tourism industry or in some related sphere. All activities of the CTA are concentrated on developing the country´s travel and tourism. The Czech Republic is presented abroad by way of five principal tourist-related themes: