Publications

	Title	Date
	Understanding Chinese Outbound Tourism – What the Chinese Blogosphere is Saying about Europe This report by ETC and UNWTO provides useful insight into trends, themes and behaviour of Chinese tourists to Europe based on ‘netnographic’ research, or ethnography adapted to the online social world. The study analyses Chinese consumer mentality from preferred destinations and planning process to...	2012
	UN Steering Committee on Tourism for Development Leaflet The United Nations Steering Committee on Tourism for Development (SCTD) brings together the tourism‐specific experiences and state‐of‐the‐art tourism expertise of each of its members with a view to creating synergies for a more coordinated, effective and efficient delivery of technical assistance...	2011
	Travel and Tourism under Pandemic Conditions: Review and Preparation Exercise UNWTO Headquarters, Madrid, Spain 26-27 August 2009 The recommendations and conclusions reached during this review and preparation exercise on travel and tourism under pandemic conditions held in Madrid on the 26 and 27 of August 2009 are important for the tourism sector as well as for other social and economic activities depending on travel and...	2009
	Travel and Tourism under Pandemic Conditions: Review and Preparation Exercise Nassau, The Bahamas 16-17 September 2009 The purpose of this exercise for the Americas, which took place only three weeks after the regional exercise for Africa, Europe and the Middle East, was to reassess, re-envision and reinvigorate the sectors response to the challenges presented by the pandemic (H1N1) 2009. The discussions during...	2009
	Tourist Safety and Security: Practical Measures for Destinations Abstract:Safety and security are vital to providing quality in tourism. More than any other economic activity, the success or failure of a tourism destination depends on being able to provide a safe and secure environment for visitors.This publication represents the result of a long-term effort by...	1996
	Tourism Success Stories and Rising Stars – World Tourism Conference Proceedings Tourism Success Stories and Rising Stars resulted from the World Tourism Conference (WTC) 2010 which was organised at a time when the tourism industry was gradually recovering from the exceptionally challenging time it had experienced under the influence of the global economic crisis.In accordance...	2012
	Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Methodological Framework Aiming at preparing a sound basis for the international assessment of the economic impact of tourism, the World Tourism Organization prepared in collaboration with the Statistical Office of the European Communities and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development this Recommended...	2000
	Tourism in the Green Economy – Background Report The Tourism Background Report is an extended version of the Tourism Chapter of the Green Economy Report (GER), which makes the case for investments in greener and sustainable tourism as a means to create jobs and reduce poverty while also improving environmental outcomes. The Report analyses the...	2012
	Tourism in the Green Economy The UN Green Economy Report demonstrates that the greening of economies is not a constraint on growth, but rather a new engine of development, able to create decent jobs, reduce poverty and address major environmental challenges. Tourism, finds the Report, is one of the ten economic sectors best...	2012
	Tourism and Migration – Exploring the Relationship between Two Global Phenomena The UNWTO Study on Tourism and Migration, published in 2009, explores the linkages between migration and tourism in order to assess the impact of migratory flows on tourism, and to investigate the opportunities resulting from the relationship between these two global phenomena. Case studies from...	2009