These figures relate only to international travel in most countries the volume of domestic tourism is significantly greater than international arrivals.

According to the World Tourism Organisation (WTO), the number of international tourism arrivals is expected to increase by 4.1 per cent annually to reach close to 1.6 billion international arrivals by the year 2020.

Statistics concerning the number of persons engaged in self drive travel published by China Tourism Automobile And Cruise Association showed that the number of persons engaged in self drive travel has continued to grow over the last five years. The share of such tourists as a proportion to domestic tourists has stabilized at above 50 .

For the large majority of developing countries, their share in the international tourism market, in terms of both international tourism arrivals and receipts, is still small.

According to the World Tourism Organization, the majority of tourist venues in the affected countries are able to welcome visitors again.

More and more people have the desire and means to travel and the World Tourism Organization is predicting over 1,500 million international arrivals by 2020, more than double the current level.

Data released by the Czech Tourism Authority showed that the number of Chinese tourist arrivals to the Czech Republic has soared from 80,000 in 2010 to 250,000 in 2014.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the tourist industry of the Territory is geared towards the upper end of the market and is based mainly on luxury accommodations and yacht charters, with yachting visitors outnumbering hotel guests in most years.

Tourism services comprise advice, information, sale of accommodation, transport, international tourism services and excursions entrance to parks and swimming pools individually or in groups.

International travel is only one aspect of tourism.

Hainan, as an international tourist island, is gradually paying attention to attract international tourists. We hope to improve their ability to match the status of international tourism island.

Foundation for the Promotion and Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage

Table 1 compares international tourism arrivals and receipts in the top 10 destinations in developed and developing countries in 2003.

Mr. Tuan Anh Le, Director of Tourism Information Technology Center, National Administration of Tourism, Viet Nam

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Contributing factors for the successful integration of local tourism enterprises into international tourism markets are adequate e tourism strategies that focus on tourism innovation in terms of tourism products and adoption of e business tools such as destination management systems.

Moreover, growth in international tourist arrivals had been faster in the developing world than in high income countries, particularly between 1990 and 2003.

Declaring the year 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism

Proclamation of 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism

Eco tourism, cultural and natural heritage tourism, health and medical tourism and adventure tourism are some of the tourism niches that are increasingly marketed by destinations and tourism enterprises in developing countries.

Examples include the International Hotel and Restaurant Association, the Pacific Asia Travel Association, the International Federation of Tour Operators, and the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (part of the Caribbean Hotel Association).

There were 61,743 hotel arrivals in 2003, an increase over 2002, in which 53,417 hotel arrivals were registered.

In terms of reservation services, the majority of DMOs in developing countries support the promotion of tourism in their country mainly by advertising the contact details of tourism providers.

Summary of tourism growth statistics

Part A considers the role of ICTs for tourism development in developing countries and the strategic challenges for local tourism enterprises to successfully participate in international tourism markets.

20. In 1996, tourist arrivals totalled six million, compared to 5.5 million in 1995.

To implement the Phuket Action Plan, the World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the international tourism community, has initiated a series of specific activities and actions including familiarization trips for the media and tour operators, communication campaigns, waiving of participation fees at international tourism fairs, assistance in channelling funds to small and medium sized tourism enterprises, workshops on risk management and repositioning of tourism products.

In 2016, domestic tourism numbered some 4.44 billion persons, with self drive travel accounting for approximately 60 of total tourists in domestic tourism. By 2020, the size of the self drive travel market is expected to exceed RMB1 trillion.

The majority of developing countries are mainly concerned with setting up informative e tourism websites to market their destinations.

Consideration of the full arc of the consumer travel lifecycle should also be a central part of any tourism e tourism strategy, comprising in country travel and post travel follow up.

The main beneficiaries of a DMS are potential travelers, the providers of tourism products and services, national travel agents and outbound travel agents, national tourism institutions, IT providers and investors.

Tourism Authority of Thailand

In many countries, domestic tourism outweighs international arrivals in terms of volume and income generated.

17. The International Federation of Tour Operators (IFTO), at its annual meeting in June 1997, agreed to give full support to the international tourism campaign to end child prostitution.

ECPAT International

The systems should facilitate interoperability between local tourism enterprises and foreign brokers and tourism portals, including traditional tour operators, online agencies, Internet travel specific search engines or online intermediaries specialized in tourism niches.

Land based tourism has also increased greatly from 106 tourists in 1996 1997 to 878 in 2004 2005, as shown in table 4.

Although international flows and revenues are concentrated within a relatively small number of developed countries in Western Europe and North America, destinations in developing countries have increased their market share over the years, totalizing 34.5 per cent of total international tourism arrivals in 2004 (compared to 12.7 per cent in 1970).

The Internet gives tourism providers in developing countries an opportunity to access international tourism markets directly and promote a diversified tourism offer based on their cultural and natural resources.

Today's online tourism is a very dynamic market, and the number of providers, both generalists and niche players, is rapidly increasing.

Suppose that two American friends are traveling together in Italy.

Finally, the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization has decided to take advantage of the world's biggest travel fair the forthcoming ITB Berlin by convening the second meeting of its Emergency Task Force during the fair.

Experts came from tourism and ICT ministries and other ministries and agencies involved in ICT and tourism issues, as well as from the tourism industry, from regional and international organizations and from civil society.

World Tourism Organization (WTO)

WTO World Tourism Organization.