INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVOCATES

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INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM
ADVOCATES EUROPEAN SECTION
SECOND IFTTA EUROPE WORKSHOP UNIVERSITY OF
BALEARIC ISLANDS Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 1-3
April 2009
THE WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION RESPONDING TO THE
NEW CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Patrice
Tedjini, Chief, UNWTO Documentation Resources and
Archives
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INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IN
2008
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2008 turbulence and change of trend
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Significant slowdown
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Second half on the negative
Easter effect
Source World Tourism Organization
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Europes Performance 2008
Jan-June 3 July-Dec -3
0
Source World Tourism Organization
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Sharp reversal of trend
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Varied subregional picture
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International tourism volume and receiptsin
normal times growth in receipts close to growth
in arrivals
Asian financial and economic crisis expenditure
grew slower
11S, SARS, economic downturn receipts more
affected
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INTERNATIONAL TOURISM PROSPECTS
FOR 2009
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Concerns changed
1st half 2008 high commodity prices historic high oil prices rising inflation high interest rates record high euro now financial crisis credit squeeze lack of confidence global recession unemployment

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International Tourist Arrivals, World
Forecast 2009 between -2 and 0
Preliminary results
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International Tourism
2008 Forecast 2009
World 2 -2 to 0
Europe 0 -3 to 0
Asia and the Pacific 2 0 to 3
Americas 4 -1 to 2
Africa 5 1 to 4
Middle East 11 2 to 6
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When and how will recovery come
length?
depth?
Source World Tourism Organization
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In perspective
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Tourism, economy and external shocks
7 a year between 2004 and 2007
Echo of second oil crisis / Falkland Islands
(Malvinas) and Israel-Lebanon conflicts
Asian Financial Crisis
11S
Iraq, SARS
Gulf War / disintegration of Yugoslavia
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As in previous crises
Travel closer to home, including domestic
travel Visiting friends and relatives (VFR),
repeat visitors, special interest and independent
travellers - Length of stay and expenditure
Value for money destinations (exchange rates)
Late booking Capacity cuts Public and private
sectors cooperation
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UNWTO RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS A ROADMAP
FOR RECOVERY
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UNWTO TOURISM RESILIENCECOMMITTEE (TRC)

• Created by the 84th session of the UNWTO
  Executive Council - October 2008
• Open to all UNWTO Full and Affiliate Members and
  invited key players in the
• tourism sector

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UNWTO TOURISM RESILIENCECOMMITTEE (TRC)

• OBJECTIVES
• Main objective
• - To create a platform for Members to receive
  and share information on the current economic
  downturn and its impact on the tourism sector
• Specific objectives
• - Collect and analyze economic and industry
  data to promote real time market monitoring
• - Encourage the exchange of information,
  experience, cooperation and good practice
  regarding response measures

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UNWTO TOURISM RESILIENCECOMMITTEE (TRC)

• FUNCTIONING
• TRC meets in its full constituency
• TRC has a core working group composed of
• - ten UNWTO Full Members
• - six UNWTO Affiliate Members
• - twelve invited stakeholders (of which some
  are UNWTO
• Affiliate Members)
• The Working Group aims at
• . Giving guidance to the work of the TRC
• . Contributing to the documents/reports to
  prepare for the
• full meetings of the TRC

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UNWTO TOURISM RESILIENCECOMMITTEE (TRC)

• MARKET MONITORING
• Online market information system exclusive for
  Members
• Latest tourism results UNWTO World Tourism
  Barometer Updates
• Source markets performance and outlook (UNWTO/
  VISA /AMADEUS)
• Air Transport performance (Associates/BOOZ)
• Economic indicators for major source market

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UNWTO TOURISM RESILIENCECOMMITTEE (TRC)

• RESPONSE INFORMATION SHARING
• Sharing experiences on response measures and
  tools
• The TRC meetings
• Online information system
• Focal points Network
• Share results of related national and regional
  events

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UNWTO TOURISM RESILIENCECOMMITTEE (TRC)

• MEETINGS
• 1st Meeting FITUR Madrid, January 2009
• 2nd Meeting ITB- Berlin, March 2009
• 3rd Meeting 18th Session UNWTO General
  Assembly, Astana, Kazakhstan, October 2009

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Thank you very muchfor your attention