"As far as Chavez is concerned, he has a large income to fall back on. With that much wealth at your disposal, you could make the crappiest government (of any sort) in the world look wonderful to its citizens. All Castro had to work with was agriculture."

No all he wanted to work with is agriculture.

Any idea how much money France makes from tourism?
Let's google it. Hmm. Ok [world Tourism industry gross revenue]:
"On the international level, tourism is now reported to be the
world's largest industry, "surpassing automobiles, petroleum, and weaponry"
(TES, 1996). It has been reported that tourism employs 204 million people worldwide,
constituting 10.6% of the global workforce and 10.2% of the world's GNP (ibid.)"
http://www.earthisland.org/project/reportPage2.cfm?reportContentID=60&subSiteID=25&pageID=161

Not what I wanted. Continuing. Hmm somewhat closer:
"In 1980 just over 22 million international visitors traveled to the United States, spending just over $13 billion on travel and tourism-related goods and services (exports). Twenty-five years later, however, exports have since grown to nearly $103 billion a year, accounting for 27% of all service exports and 8% of all U.S exports. Moreover, the industry generated a $7.4 billion surplus in 2005, compared to the $825 million deficit in 1980, marking the seventeenth consecutive year in which travel and tourism exports exceeded imports."
...
"The United States travel and tourism industries are among the most competitive in the world. The United States leads the world in international travel and tourism exports and ranks third in its share of global visitation behind France and Spain, respectively. And though more people annually visit France and Spain than visit the United States, the U.S. travel and tourism industries generated 65% more revenue than Spain and 83% more revenue than France, a clear indication of our ability to compete in the global marketplace for long-haul travelers who traditionally spend more money than short-haul travelers."
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/TINEWS/archive/tinews2006/20060927.html

Whatever. France makes a LOT of money from Tourism. But I don't see exact numbers I wanted to find. Cuba did pretty well with tourism, before the idiot took over.