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 supply-side activities)
• Transportation and communication, hotels and lodging, food and beverages, cultural and entertainment, banking and finance, promotion and publicity services, etc
Worldwide International Tourism
25.3 2.1
69.36.9
165.8
17.9
278.1
104.4
439.5
270.2
687
481.6
806.8
682.7
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005
Tourist Arrivals Tourism Receipts
International Tourism Receipts Per Arrival in 2005 (US$)
1083
906
846
708
789
576
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Americas
Asia/Pacific
World
Europe
Middle East
Africa
International Tourist Arrivals by Region(% of World Total)
24.6
29.6
16.6
1
19.3
66.4
54.7
14.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Africa Americas Asia/Pacific Europe Middle East
1950 2005
International Tourism in the OIC Member Countries
• The modest share of the OIC region in the world tourism market
• The concentration of the tourism activity in only
a few OIC countries
International Tourist Arrivals in the OIC Countries: Millions, % of World Total
34.1
7.8
67
9.8
72
10.5
80.9
11.4
80
11.5
92.4
12.1
85.5
10.6
010
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Million % of World
International Tourism Receipts in the OIC Countries: Billion US$, % of World Total
15
5.6
36.6
7.6
42.5
9.0
44.6
9.1
54.4
10.2
64.1
10.1
60.8
8.9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
US$ Billion % of World
International Tourism Receipts Per Arrivals in the OIC Countries (US$)
946
905
754
713
649
522
785
785
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Turkey
Indonesia
Egypt
Maldives
Saudi Arabia
Morocco
OIC Average
Malaysia
Top 10 OIC Tourism Destinations(Arrivals in Millions in 2004)
16.815.7
8.67.8
6 5.9 5.5 5.3
3.5 3.1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Top 10 OIC Tourism Earners(Receipts in US$ Billion in 2004)
15.9
8.26.5 6.1 5.4 4.8
3.9
2.1 2 1.6
0
5
10
15
20
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)
11.1
3.3 3.1 2.7
1.3 1.2 1 0.7 0.4 0.30
2
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Balance of International Tourism as % of GDP (Average 1999-2003)
46.3
6.7
5.6
4.7
4.4
4.2
3.6
3.4
3.2
2.7
2.7
2.6
1.4
1.3
1
0.8
0.5
0.5
0
1
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Maldives
Tunisia
Morocco
Jordan
Bahrain
Turkey
Malaysia
Albania
Egypt
Benin
Syria
Senegal
Guyana
Mali
Indonesia
OIC Average
Kyrgyz Rep.
Niger
Togo
Guinea
International Tourism Receipts as % of Exports (Average 1999-2003)
67.675.9
126.4
183.9
412.8
8.5 5.2
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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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