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Publication: 2001
Language: English, French
Pages: 138
Tables: 11
ISBN: 9789264193635
OECD Code: 782001011E1
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Information on the role tourism plays in national economies throughout the world is particularly deficient, and credible data concerning the scale and significance of tourism is needed.
The TSA is a new statistical tool, including concepts, definitions, aggregates, classifications and tables, that is compatible with international national accounting guidelines and will allow for valid comparisons. It is also a building process to guide countries in the development of their own system of tourism statistics.
Statistical information on the nature, progress and consequences of tourism is typically based on arrivals and overnight stay statistics as well as balance of payments information, which do not grasp the whole economic phenomenon of tourism. Consequently, governments, businesses and citizens may not receive the accurate information necessary for effective public policies and efficient business operations.
This system has been developed to measure tourism economic impacts in a national economy on an annual basis.
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