Tourism Satellite Account Recommended Methodological Framework 2008

The purpose of a Tourism Satellite Account is to analyse in detail all the aspects of demand for goods and services associated with the activity of visitors; to observe the operational interface with the supply of such goods and services within the economy; and to describe how this supply ...

Presents a recommended methodological framework for a tourism satellite account for national accounts made by a working group having the participation of the Statistical Office of the European Communities, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Tourism Organisation.

The 2020 edition analyses tourism performance and policy trends across 51 OECD countries and partner economies. It highlights the need for coherent and comprehensive approaches to tourism policy making, and the significance of the tourism economy, with data covering domestic, inbound and outbound tourism, enterprises and employment, and internal tourism consumption.

United Nations publication. Sales no. E.08.XVII.28--T.p. verso.

This book defines the major trends and challenges facing tourism in the next decade – from globalisation to environmental issues. Tourism data from 42 countries are presented and analysed including all OECD countries, and fast-growing tourism centres such as Brazil, Chile, China and India.

Revised and updated, the fourth edition of The Economics of Tourism Destinations provides a guide to the economic aspects of tourism for students and practitioners to decipher the methods of measurement of supply, demand, trends and impacts as well as the role of tourism in development strategy for destinations and regional development. Each chapter combines theory and practice, and international case studies are provided. New to this edition: Three brand new chapters on overtourism, terrorism and pandemics, and sustainable development, covering the importance of risk management and sustainable strategy in relation to tourism management. New content on climate change, Airbnb, the impact of events and sustainable tourism development. Pedagogical features: new case studies, discussion questions and student activities to show theory in practice and encourage reflection on the content. Updated data throughout and reference to important new literature. Combining macro and micro aspects of economics to the tourism destination, this book is an invaluable resource for students studying this topic.