UNWTO Tourism Towards 2030 is a broad research project in continuation of UNWTOs work in the area of long-term forecasting initiated in the 1990s and aims at providing a global reference on tourism future development. Following the long-term forecast series of reports Tourism 2020 Vision, the Tourism Towards 2030 - Global Overview report updates international tourism projections through 2030. Central in the study are the projections for international tourism flows in the two decades 2010-2030, with as basis data series on international tourist arrivals as reported by destination countries for the period 1980-2010, taking into account subregion of destination, region of origin, mode of transport and purpose of visit.
This publication helps non-IP specialists understand the connection between IP, tourism and culture. Through multiple case studies, it illustrates how existing and potential IP tools, in particular branding and copyright, can add value to tourism services and products. It explains how to include IP in tourism policies, product development and destination branding, and shows how different IP rights can be leveraged for fundraising purposes. Podcast Episode 2 -- Intellectual Property and Tourism https://www.wipo.int/podcasts/en/wkc/index.html
This ETC/UNWTO publication provides an analysis on the current performance of the GCC outbound travel market and an in-depth insight into the 3 main markets, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait, through the consumer and travel trade. The report concludes with recommendations on how to position and market Europe to GCC tourists.
This is part of a series of annual reports which analyse trends in international tourism, with a focus on in-bound tourism. It looks at regional and subregional tourism flows and earnings through 2004 in North America, the Caribbean, Central and South America by region as a whole, by subregions and by individual country. Data is given for arrivals, receipts, hotel capacity and major source markets. The report finds that a strong performance by the Americas region contributed to the world's tourism recovery in 2004, accounting for about 17 per cent of world arrivals, a total of 126 million tourists and 21 per cent of world receipts. All subregions performed very well, with the exception of the Caribbean which grew at a comparatively lower rate due to the effects of an unusually active hurricane season. Facts which contributed to the region's strong performance included the recovery of the US outbound market which favoured neighbouring countries, the strength of European and Japanese currencies which encouraged tourists from these source markets to travel to the region, and the growth in outbound as well as in domestic travel by Latin American tourists.
All around the world, mountain tourism is driven by the human desire to experience nature in unique settings. In turn, tourism has proved to be a lifeline for many communities in mountain regions, and it can play a leading role in sustaining systems that contribute to protect these fragile ecosystems from overexploitation and support their adaptation to climate change. When the pandemic led to lockdowns, mountains became an attractive option for travellers looking for less crowded destinations and open-air experiences. Now, as international travel returns, we have an opportunity to rethink mountain tourism, its impact on natural resources and livelihoods, and how to manage it better. In this regard, measuring the volume of visitors to mountains is the first vital step we must take. With the right data, we can better control the dispersal of visitor flows, support adequate planning, improve knowledge on visitor patterns, build sustainable products in line with consumer needs, and create suitable policies which will foster sustainable development and make sure tourism activities benefit local communities. This study, jointly developed by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), addresses the current lack of relevant data and so improves our understanding of mountain tourism. The study also identifies trends and provides a set of recommendations to advance the measurement of mountain tourism, including the enhancement of official tourism statistics through the use of big data and new technologies. The United Nations proclaimed 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development to increase awareness of its importance and to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That same year also marked the 20th anniversary from the first International Year ever devoted to mountains as well as the 20th anniversary of the Mountain Partnership. UNWTO and the Mountain Partnership have been long collaborating to advance the contribution the tourism sector can make to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs. This study is a follow-up to the 2021 joint UNWTO/FAO publication Mountain Tourism – Towards a More Sustainable Path. It will enhance our understanding of tourism in mountains and the need to improve not only how we measure its volume, but also its full economic, social and environmental impacts, to ensure a more sustainable, resilient, accessible and inclusive development of mountain tourism that leaves no one behind.
A Closer Look at Tourism: Sub - national Measurement and Analysis Towards a Set of UNWTO Guidelines Abstract The International Network on Regional Economics, Mobility and Tourism (INRouTe) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) jointly issue this document in the framework of their cooperation agreement signed in July 2011, through which INRouTe provides technical support to UNWTO. Central to this support is the design of a set of guidance documents that will form the basis for future UNWTO guidelines on the measurement and analysis of tourism from the sub-national perspective. This perspective is crucial for a better understanding of the spatial distribution of domestic tourism (both in terms of flows and in terms of economic contributions), an issue recurrently highlighted by several UNWTO Member States as being of utmost importance. "Towards a Set of UNWTO Guidelines" is the first in the A Closer Look at T ourism: Sub - national Measurement and Analysis series of guidance documents. It provides an overview of the INRouTe - UNWTO initiative, its objective, proposed recommendations and agenda for what is proposed as the first step to develop basic statistical in formation for regions and other sub - national territorial aggregations: the setup of a Regional Tourism Information System (R - TIS).
This is part of a series of annual reports which analyse trends in international tourism, with a focus on in-bound tourism. It looks at regional and subregional tourism flows and earnings through 2002 in North America, the Caribbean, Central and South America by region as a whole, by subregions and by individual country. Data is given for arrivals, receipts, hotel capacity and major source markets. Findings include that the year 2002 marked the second year of decline in tourism in the Americas with a fall of 4.4 per cent (although this was an improvement on the 2001 figure of minus 6.1 per cent), due in large part to the continuing spectre of the September 11th terrorist attacks and the consequent war on terrorism, combined with weak economies. Central America was the only sub-region to do well, recording an increase of 6.4 per cent, with El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala notable successes.
Exploring Health Tourism" addresses the growing segment of wellness and medical tourism. It introduces into health-related tourism products and services and provides insights into the current situation and the future potential. An easy taxonomy and a toolkit assist NTOs and DMOs with their planning and management of health-related activities.
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