Redefining Ecotourism - International - April 2004
Travel & Tourism Analyst is a bimonthly newsletter providing an examination of the travel industry, sector by sector. Each issue includes five objective and detailed studies on sectors and issues of interest and importance, across the international tourism industry.
Transport - from air transport and car hire, to the cruise industry, rail and coach travel
Outbound Markets - detailed profiles of the world's leading tourism origin countries
Market Segments - key sectors of the travel and tourism industry, ie youth travel
Travel & Tourism Analyst is a bimonthly newsletter providing an examination of the travel industry, sector by sector. Each issue includes five objective and detailed studies on sectors and issues of interest and importance, across the international tourism industry.
Transport - from air transport and car hire, to the cruise industry, rail and coach travel
Outbound Markets - detailed profiles of the world's leading tourism origin countries
Market Segments - key sectors of the travel and tourism industry, ie youth travel
Accommodation, Leisure and Theme Parks - the performance of the hotel industry, resorts, timeshare, as well as developments in the attractions market
Travel Distribution and Technology - the travel trade worldwide, including the impact of new technology on travel distribution and marketing
Financial Services - ranging from tourism investment to paying for travel
Occasional Studies - other significant issues, such as the role of tourism organisations and the impact of travel on the environment.
As the largest business sector in the world economy, tourism employs 200 million people, generates $3.6 trillion in economic activity and accounts for one in every 12 jobs worldwide. Thus tourism is a major contributor to economic growth and has bought prosperity and higher living standards to many people throughout the world, many of whom had few options prior to tourism. However, it is widely acknowledged
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