Transcript INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IN THE OIC COUNTRIES …

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IN THE OIC
COUNTRIES
PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES
SESRTCIC
Nabil DABOUR
Performance and Economic Role of International
Tourism
International Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Receipts
Tourism Development and Cooperation
Recommendations
International Tourism Worldwide:
Overview
• A remarkable socio-economic phenomena of the past
century
• All the activities that are directly/indirectly involved in
providing goods and services to tourists (185 supplyside activities)
• Transportation and communication, hotels and lodging,
food and beverages, cultural and entertainment,
banking and finance, promotion and publicity services,
etc
Worldwide International Tourism
900
806.8
800
682.7
687
700
600
481.6
500
439.5
400
278.1
300
200
100
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270.2
165.8
104.4
69.3
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1950
6.9
1960
17.9
1970
Tourist Arrivals
1980
1990
2000
2005
Tourism Receipts
International Tourism Receipts Per Arrival in
2005 (US$)
Africa
576
Middle East
708
789
Europe
World
846
Asia/Pacific
906
Americas
1083
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International Tourist Arrivals by Region
(% of World Total)
70
66.4
60
54.7
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29.6
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20
19.3
16.6
10
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4.6
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Africa
Americas
1950
Asia/Pacific
Europe
2005
Middle East
International Tourism in the OIC Member
Countries
• The modest share of the OIC region in the world
tourism market
• The concentration of the tourism activity in only
a few OIC countries
International Tourist Arrivals in the OIC
Countries: Millions, % of World Total
100
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40
30
20
10
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92.4
85.5
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1990
9.8
2000
Million
10.5
2001
11.4
2002
11.5
2003
12.1
2004
% of World
10.6
2005
International Tourism Receipts in the OIC
Countries: Billion US$, % of World Total
70
64.1
60
60.8
54.4
50
42.5
40
44.6
36.6
30
20
10
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7.6
9.0
9.1
10.2
10.1
8.9
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1990
2000
US$ Billion
2001
2002
2003
2004
% of World
2005
International Tourism Receipts Per Arrivals in
the OIC Countries (US$)
946
Turkey
905
Indonesia
Egypt
785
Maldives
785
754
Saudi Arabia
713
Morocco
649
OIC Average
522
Malaysia
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600
800
1000
Top 10 OIC Tourism Destinations
(Arrivals in Millions in 2004)
18
16.8
15.7
16
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12
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8.6
7.8
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The Economic Role of the International
Tourism Sector in the OIC Countries
• International Tourism Balance
(Receipts-Expenditures)
• Tourism Balance as % of GDP
• International Tourism Receipts as % of Exports
Top 10 OIC Countries in Terms of Tourism
Balance (Billion US$ in 2003)
12
11.1
10
8
6
1.3
2
1.2
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0.7
0.4
0.3
Maldives
2.7
Bahrain
3.1
Jordan
3.3
4
Indonesia
Tunisia
Syria
Morocco
Malaysia
Egypt
Turkey
0
Balance of International Tourism as % of
GDP (Average 1999-2003)
0
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10
20
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35
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45
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46.3
Maldives
6.7
Tunisia
5.6
Morocco
Jordan
4.7
Bahrain
4.4
Turkey
4.2
Malaysia
3.6
Albania
3.4
Egypt
3.2
Benin
2.7
Syria
2.7
Senegal
2.6
Guyana
1.4
Mali
1.3
Indonesia
1
OIC Average
1
Kyrgyz Rep.
0.8
Niger
0.5
Togo
0.5
Guinea
15
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8.5
Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia
Kyrgyz Rep.
Malaysia
Bahrain
Indonesia
OIC Average
Guyana
Mozambique
Burkina Faso
Niger
Chad
Senegal
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
Morocco
Benin
Uganda
Mali
Sierra Leone
Jordan
Comoros
100
Egypt
150
Albania
200
Lebanon
Maldives
International Tourism Receipts as % of
Exports (Average 1999-2003)
450
412.8
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300
250
183.9
126.4
75.9 67.6
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Problems of Tourism Development in the
OIC Countries
• Lack of technical know-how and weak promotional
activity
• Lack of tourism-related infrastructures
• Lack of tourism investments
• Lack of consistent tourism strategies and policies
• Lack of tourism diversification
• Lack of tourism safety
OIC Cooperation in the Field of Tourism
• The OIC Plan of Action
• Islamic Conference of Ministers of Tourism
• Experts Group Meetings on Tourism Development
Recommendations
• At the National Level
• At the OIC Cooperation Level
Recommendations at the OIC Cooperation
Level
• OIC Internet Guide for Tourism
• OIC Tourism Alliances, Airline Companies
• Agreement on Tourist Visa Arrangements
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