Tourism

High Level Tourism Committee Meeting, Riva del Garda (Italy)

from 08-Oct-2008 to 10-Oct-2008

"The Tourism Economy and Globalisation: an Engine for Innovation, Growth and Employment"

Globalisation is strengthening global competition through new destinations and new consumers/tourists, and driving structural change in the tourism industry. Policy makers, industry leaders and tourism experts came together to discuss how the tourism economy must improve its competitiveness, and how tourism actors must use their resources more efficiently & more innovatively to develop and bring to the market products that are competitive in the world market.

9th International Forum on Tourism Statistics, Paris (France)

from 19-Nov-2008 to 21-Nov-2008

The International Forum on Tourism Statistics provides, since 1993, a unique platform for the regular exchange of views and experiences on developments in tourism statistics. The aim is to discuss major technical issues concerning the establishment of harmonised tourism statistics.

The 9th Forum will focus on the following themes: i) changes in tourism behaviour and demand; ii) the behaviour and performance of tourism enterprises; iii) measurement issues related to tourist and visitor surveys; iv) new approaches to data collection; and v) the usage of tourism statistics.

Conference on “Global Tourism Growth: A Challenge for SMEs”, Gwangju, Korea

from 06-Sep-2005 to 07-Sep-2005

This event was hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Korea (MCT).  The conference aimed at learning more about the dynamics and new business models of the tourism enterprises and at increasing understanding of strategies that promote the participation of tourism SMEs in the supply and distribution value chains and networks. Papers and presentations from the conference are now availbable online.

Seminar on Tourism, Economics and Labour

on 14-Dec-2004

The meeting, organised on the occasion of the 30th meeting of the Statistical Working Party of the OECD Tourism Committee, will be held in Vienna (Austria) on 14 December 2004.

7th International Forum on Tourism Statistics, Stockholm, 9-11 June 2004

from 09-Jun-2004 to 11-Jun-2004

The 7th Forum - organized by the Swedish Tourist Authority, Statistics Sweden, OECD and Eurostat focused on Tourism Satellite Account, New statistical methods, Consumer Surveys, Sustainable development in tourism and Information Society in connection with tourism statistics.

OECD Statistical Working Party of the Tourism Committee - Vienna (Austria), December 2004

on 13-Dec-2004

Annual meeting of the Statistical Working Party of the Tourism Committee. For  OECD member countries and observer officials only.

Next meeting of the Tourism Committee - June 2004

from 24-Jun-2004 to 25-Jun-2004

Annual meeting of the Tourism Committee. For OECD member countries and observer officials only.

OECD Tourism Committee - July 2003

from 10-Jul-2003 to 11-Jul-2003

Annual Meeting of the OECD Tourism Committee. For OECD Member countries and observer officials only.

OECD Statistical Working Party of the Tourism Committee - December 2003

from 15-Dec-2003 to 16-Dec-2003

Annual meeting of the Statistical Working Party of the Tourism Committee. For OECD Member countries and observer officials only.

Industry Forum of the Tourism Committee , Lugano - July 2003

on 10-Jul-2003

Policies issues linked to the restructuring process of the Tourism Industry.

Tools

Jointly produced by the Statistical Office of the Commission of the European Communities, the OECD, the World Tourism Organisation and the United Nations Statistics Division

Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Methodological Framework