The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report was first published in 2007 by the World Economic Forum. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The World Economic Forum (WEF is a Geneva -based Non-profit foundation best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland [1] The 2007 report covered 124 major and emerging economies. The 2008 report covers 130 countries. [2] The index is a measurement of the factors that make it attractive to develop business in the travel and tourism industry of individual countries, rather than a measure of a country attractiveness as a tourist destination. The report ranks selected nations according to the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), which scores from 1 to 6 the performance of a given country in each specific subindex. The overall index is made of three main subindexes: (1) regulatory framework; (2) business environment and infrastructure; and (3) human, cultural, and natural resources. The Report also includes a specific Country Profile for each of the nations evaluated, with each of the scores received to estimate its TTCI, and complementary information regarding key economic indicators from the World Bank, and country indicators from the World Travel and Tourism Council. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC was conceptualized in the early 1980s when a group of CEOs came to the realization that although Travel & Tourism was
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Variables
For the 2008 index, each of the three main subindexes is made of the scoring of the following 14 variables, called pillars in the TTC Report. Several changes were introduced in the 2008 TTCI in the definition of the variables as compared to the definitions of the 2007 TTCI. First, the “environmental regulation” pillar was improved with help from the IUCN and the UNWTO, and for the 2008 index was re-named the “environmental sustainability” pillar to “better reflect its components and to capture the increasingly recognized importance of sustainability in the sector’s development. The United Nations World Tourism Organization ( UNWTO) headquartered in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating ”[3] Second, the original pillar “natural and cultural resources” was divided into two separate subcomponents: “natural resources” and “cultural resources”, thus, allowing to differentiate those countries which do not necessarily have the same strengths or weaknesses in these two different resources. In general, the model was improved with better data and new concepts were introduced.
| Policy rules and regulations | Air transport infrastructure | Human resources |
| Environmental sustainability | Ground transport infrastructure | Affinity for Travel & Tourism |
| Safety and security | Tourism infrastructure | Natural resources |
| Health and hygiene | Information and Communications Techn. infrastr. | Cultural resources |
| Prioritization of Travel and Tourism | Price competitiveness in T&T industry |
2008 Ranking by Regions
Top 20 Countries
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2008 Top 10 Ranking by Continent
The number in parenthesis in the continent ranking corresponds to the position in the world's ranking for the overall index. A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions
Top 10 Africa
| Top 10 Americas
| Top 10 Asia
| Top 10 Europe
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Top 2 Oceania
Australia 5. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 34 (4)
New Zealand 4. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 96 (19)
References
- ^ Jennifer Blanke and Thea Chiesa, Editors (2007). The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007. World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. Retrieved on 2007-12-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city
- ^ Jennifer Blanke and Thea Chiesa, Editors (2008). Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008. World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
- ^ Ibid, Executive Summary, pp. xiv
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