La Grand-Place Tourism in Belgium is one of Belgium's smaller industries; however the country's easy accessibility from elsewhere in Europe still makes it a popular tourist destination. 6.7 million people travelled to Belgium in 2005. [1] Two thirds of them come from the larger nearby countries - France, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany. The tourist industry generates 2.8% of Belgium's Gross Domestic Product and employs 3.3% of the working population (142,000 people).[2] In 1993, 2% of the total workforce was employed in tourism, less than in many neighbouring countries.[3] Much of the tourism industry is located either at the heavily developed coastline or in the Ardennes.[4] Brussels and the Flemish cities of Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp attract many cultural tourists.[5] Belgium ranked 21st on the World Economic Forum's 2007 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index, lower than all the neighbouring countries.[6] Although the country scored highly for 'natural and cultural resources', it was ranked only 114th in the world for both 'price competitiveness' and 'availability of qualified labor'.[7] In recent years the number of international tourists has stayed relatively stable, but the income they generate has increased to 9.863 billion US Dollars in 2005.