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

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400

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600

700

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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

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19.3

66.4

54.7

14.8

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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

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30

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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

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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

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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)

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3.3 3.1 2.7

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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

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0.8

0.5

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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

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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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