About The Tourism Committee

The Tourism Committee, created in 1948, acts as the OECD forum for exchange, and for monitoring policies and structural changes affecting the development of domestic and international tourism. It actively promotes the sustainable economic growth of tourism.
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 OECD Tourism Papers Series

This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected studies drawing on the work of the OECD Tourism Committee. OECD Tourism papers address issues such as trends and policies, innovation, sustainability, skills and statistics. The series complements OECD tourism publications, and aims to share knowledge, stimulate discussion and analysis, and obtain feedback from wider interested audiences on specific topics.

Papers in the series:  Green Innovation in Tourism Services, Indicators for Measuring Competitiveness in Tourism

OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2012

OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2012 provides comparative knowledge, both policy and data, through thematic chapters and country-specific policy and statistical profiles. The report highlights key tourism policy developments, focuses on issues that rank high on the policy agenda in the field of tourism and provides a broad overview and interpretation of tourism trends in the OECD area and beyond. Tourism Trends and Policies is an international reference and benchmark on how effectively countries are supporting competitiveness, innovation and growth in tourism, and shed light on policies and practices associated with this. It is published on a two-year basis. The 2012 edition has been undertaken in co-operation with the European Commission.
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