Malaysia dropped one spot from 2015 to be placed 26th among 136 countries, although it improved on its overall performance from various indicators by rising from 4.41 points in 2015 to 4.50 in 2017.
Malaysia is ranked higher than Thailand in the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017 by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
According to the report released on April 5, Singapore topped the table among the nine nations in South-East Asia with Malaysia second, followed by Thailand and Indonesia.
Globally, Malaysia dropped one spot from 2015 to be placed 26th among 136 countries, although it improved on its overall performance from various indicators by rising from 4.41 points in 2015 to 4.50 in 2017.
The report which is released every two years, said Malaysia's strong performance was attributed to its price competitiveness, strong air connectivity, and beautiful natural resources.
The WEF report engages leaders in the travel and tourism industry to carry out an in-depth analysis of its industries' competitiveness of 136 economies that account for over 98 per cent of the world's GDP.
The index measures a set of "factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of the travel and tourism sector", which includes international openness, prioritisation of travel and tourism, human resources and labour market, health and hygiene, and safety and security.
The report also said that Malaysia could become more competitive by further prioritising the travel and tourism industry via investing in the development of its cultural resources and business travel.
It added that Malaysia should address environmental sustainability and preserve its beautiful natural environment.
There were more than 25 million tourist arrivals into the country last year, contributing almost RM80bill in inbound receipts, according to the report.
Spain which had a score of 5.43 tops the rankings for the second time due to its unique offering of both cultural and natural resources.
It is followed by France, Germany, Japan and United Kingdom.
The WEF is a Swiss non-profit foundation that engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
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Friday, 9 December 2016
CROATIA: Dubrovnik Tourism Growing Rapidly
According to the latest statistics it could well be. November saw a record number of tourists visit the famous stone-walled city in southern Dalmatia.
According to E-visitor 21,632 tourists visited Dubrovnik in November 2016, which is 32% more tourists than in the same month in 2015. Overnight stays, a key measure in tourism, were also up 27% with 50,842 recorded.
In November it was tourists from Croatia, Albania, USA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Korea, Japan Taiwan, United Kingdom, Germany and Slovenia who made up the majority of 21,632 arrivals.
Dubrovnik is becoming an attractive destination outside the summer months, confirmed by the fact that all year direct flight connections from Frankfurt, Istanbul and London have been established and strengthened.
From 1 January to 30 November 2016 Dubrovnik recorded 1,017,756 arrivals (including nautical tourism numbers), which was 12% more than in the same period last year. Overnight stays (3.6 million) were up 13% from 2015.
The most tourists in 2016 in Dubrovnik came from the UK, followed by Germany, USA, France, Croatia, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Australia and Italy.
Thursday, 8 September 2016
EGYPT: 22 Chinese Tourists Injured in Hot Air Balloon Accident
Officials say that the tourists sustained minor injuries, such as bruises and scratches, and were transferred to Luxor International hospital. Local media outlets reported that the tourists received treatment and were discharged from the hospital.
The balloons are known for attracting high-paying tourists. A two-hour balloon trip costs approximately $100, while prices for special trips lasting two hours or more can cost as much as $500.
In February, a hot air balloon carrying tourists crashed near Luxor after the fuel supply caught fire, resulting in 18 people killed and three injured.
The deceased passengers included tourists from Hong Kong, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Egypt. Two British citizens and the pilot were injured.
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
NAMIBIA:Namibia Recorded 1.5 Million Visitors 2015
Out of the total foreign arrivals recorded, the larger number of 1.38 million were tourists, 15 580 were returning residents and 99 883 were same-day visitors.
Over 1.5 million people arrived in Namibia in 2015, representing a three percent increase from 2014 when 1.4 million arrivals were recorded.
This was announced by Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta yesterday when he officially launched the 2015 tourist statistical report. The report shows that the tourism sector is still healthy and has shown growth. It further indicates that tourist figures increased by 5.1 percent for the same period.
The tourist figures indicate that overall, the tourism market for Namibia in 2015 was dominated by top ten tourist markets which include Angola, South Africa, Zambia, Germany, United Kingdom, United States and France.
However, a decline in the Angolan tourist arrivals was observed in 2015 which could be attributed to the financial crisis that was experienced due to the phasing out of the U.S dollar in that country.
This also led to the retrenchment of workers and closure of some business establishments at the border town of Oshikango and other northern and non-eastern towns where Angolans regularly visited.
The report says these effects might persist for the next few years, hence business owners should consider changing their business concepts and customer segments to include Namibian clients and what can be affordable to the available Angolan tourists.
The report shows that there was a 0.7 percent decline in Chinese tourists compared to 2014.
Shifeta said regardless of the tourist origin, most tourists visited Namibia during the last quarter of the year – that is October to December – which accounted for 28.3 percent of all tourists travelling to Namibia.
“This speaks volumes, and we hope the tourism industry will take heart in these figures and continue working together to grow tourism in the country and ensure that Namibia becomes a preferred tourist destination in Africa,” he noted.
Looking at tourist arrivals, about 45.6 percent were visiting friends and relatives, 38.9 percent came for holiday and 12.9 percent visited for business purposes. Equally, the report shows that 70.8 percent of visitors travelled by road and only 27.1 percent came by air as a mode of travel.
Most tourists came through the north-eastern border posts (25 percent), followed by northern border posts (23.5 percent), while 23 percent came via Hosea Kutako International Airport.
Tourist arrival statistics show that those from Zimbabwe came with the intent to stay longer in Namibia as shown by an average of 31 days, followed by tourists from other African countries and Germany with an average of 25 days and 19 days respectively.
Those from Botswana and France stayed less at an average of 14 days.
The report highlights that the tourism sector should market itself aggressively and offer competitive services and prices.
“It will be necessary to turn the visitors in the visiting friends and relatives category into holiday and leisure travellers,” reads the report in part.
“The recently launched Domestic Tourism Survey revealed that this category does not significantly spend in Namibia since there is no need as they are with friends and relatives. It is therefore important that in terms of tourism growth that contributes to the gross domestic product, we aggressively market destination Namibia for holiday and leisure travellers.”
Over 1.5 million people arrived in Namibia in 2015, representing a three percent increase from 2014 when 1.4 million arrivals were recorded.
This was announced by Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta yesterday when he officially launched the 2015 tourist statistical report. The report shows that the tourism sector is still healthy and has shown growth. It further indicates that tourist figures increased by 5.1 percent for the same period.
The tourist figures indicate that overall, the tourism market for Namibia in 2015 was dominated by top ten tourist markets which include Angola, South Africa, Zambia, Germany, United Kingdom, United States and France.
However, a decline in the Angolan tourist arrivals was observed in 2015 which could be attributed to the financial crisis that was experienced due to the phasing out of the U.S dollar in that country.
This also led to the retrenchment of workers and closure of some business establishments at the border town of Oshikango and other northern and non-eastern towns where Angolans regularly visited.
The report says these effects might persist for the next few years, hence business owners should consider changing their business concepts and customer segments to include Namibian clients and what can be affordable to the available Angolan tourists.
The report shows that there was a 0.7 percent decline in Chinese tourists compared to 2014.
Shifeta said regardless of the tourist origin, most tourists visited Namibia during the last quarter of the year – that is October to December – which accounted for 28.3 percent of all tourists travelling to Namibia.
“This speaks volumes, and we hope the tourism industry will take heart in these figures and continue working together to grow tourism in the country and ensure that Namibia becomes a preferred tourist destination in Africa,” he noted.
Looking at tourist arrivals, about 45.6 percent were visiting friends and relatives, 38.9 percent came for holiday and 12.9 percent visited for business purposes. Equally, the report shows that 70.8 percent of visitors travelled by road and only 27.1 percent came by air as a mode of travel.
Most tourists came through the north-eastern border posts (25 percent), followed by northern border posts (23.5 percent), while 23 percent came via Hosea Kutako International Airport.
Tourist arrival statistics show that those from Zimbabwe came with the intent to stay longer in Namibia as shown by an average of 31 days, followed by tourists from other African countries and Germany with an average of 25 days and 19 days respectively.
Those from Botswana and France stayed less at an average of 14 days.
The report highlights that the tourism sector should market itself aggressively and offer competitive services and prices.
“It will be necessary to turn the visitors in the visiting friends and relatives category into holiday and leisure travellers,” reads the report in part.
“The recently launched Domestic Tourism Survey revealed that this category does not significantly spend in Namibia since there is no need as they are with friends and relatives. It is therefore important that in terms of tourism growth that contributes to the gross domestic product, we aggressively market destination Namibia for holiday and leisure travellers.”
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
MOROCCO: First Half of 2016 4.2 Million Tourists Visited Morocco
The number of foreign tourists was down 5.6% while arrivals of Moroccans living abroad posted an increase of 1.7%, the Office noted in its latest statistics on tourism in Morocco.
Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy decreased by 8%, 7%, 5% and 5% respectively, said the Office, noting that the number of tourists from Holland showed stagnation.
According to data provided by the professionals of tourist accommodation, overnight stays in tourist accommodation facilities decreased by 4% compared to the same period of 2015.
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
RWANDA: New Visa Policy For Rwanda
The government of the Republic of Rwanda has renewed and updated its immigration and visa. As approved by the laws of Rwanda, the law takes effect on 1st November 2014.
The nationals of Germany, Australia, Israel, South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States of America shall get entry visas and pay visas fees upon arrival at any entry point in Rwanda without prior application. The entry visa is USD30 valid for a period of 30 days. Nationals of these countries may also choose to get visas at Rwanda Diplomatic Missions (except the UN Mission in New York) or online.
East African Community (EAC) Partner states shall continue to be issued 6 months visitor pass (renewable) at entry points with no fee.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) citizens will continue getting visitor visas for a stay not exceeding 90 days with no fee as provided by the CEPGL agreement.
Nationals of Singapore, Hong Kong, Mauritius and Philippines are exempted from entry/tourism visas for a stay of up to 90 days
National of African countries not exempted from visa fees shall continue getting entry visa at Rwandan entry points (Kigali International Airport and all land borders)
The rest of the nationals not mentioned shall get visa upon application before travelling and pay prescribed fees.
For more information, please, contact the Rwandan embassy in your country before travel to Rwanda.
P. O. BOX 6229, KIGALI
Tel. +250 78 815 2222 / +250 78 889 9971 Fax +250 0252585292
Email: info@migration.gov.rw | visa@migration.gov.rw |passport@migration.gov.rw
https://www.migration.gov.rw/
The nationals of Germany, Australia, Israel, South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States of America shall get entry visas and pay visas fees upon arrival at any entry point in Rwanda without prior application. The entry visa is USD30 valid for a period of 30 days. Nationals of these countries may also choose to get visas at Rwanda Diplomatic Missions (except the UN Mission in New York) or online.
East African Community (EAC) Partner states shall continue to be issued 6 months visitor pass (renewable) at entry points with no fee.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) citizens will continue getting visitor visas for a stay not exceeding 90 days with no fee as provided by the CEPGL agreement.
Nationals of Singapore, Hong Kong, Mauritius and Philippines are exempted from entry/tourism visas for a stay of up to 90 days
National of African countries not exempted from visa fees shall continue getting entry visa at Rwandan entry points (Kigali International Airport and all land borders)
The rest of the nationals not mentioned shall get visa upon application before travelling and pay prescribed fees.
For more information, please, contact the Rwandan embassy in your country before travel to Rwanda.
P. O. BOX 6229, KIGALI
Tel. +250 78 815 2222 / +250 78 889 9971 Fax +250 0252585292
Email: info@migration.gov.rw | visa@migration.gov.rw |passport@migration.gov.rw
https://www.migration.gov.rw/
Monday, 14 March 2016
Travelers Should Expect To Meet Robots On Holidays By 2020
A survey of more than 6,000 travellers in Asia, Europe, North America and South America reveals nearly 80% of respondents expect robots to play a big part in their lives by 2020, with three quarters believing they will make their lives significantly better. Almost two-thirds of respondents would be comfortable with robots being used in the travel industry.
Travelzoo, a global media commerce company, conducted the research as part of its Future of Travel project exploring consumer acceptance of robots in the travel and tourism industry. Richard Singer, Travelzoo’s European President, will make a keynote speech on the findings at this year’s ITB Berlin – Europe’s largest travel trade show. On March 11, Mr. Singer will share the stage with Toshiba’s Chihira Kanae – one of the world’s most human-looking robots, who will make her European debut at the event.
According to the survey, international travellers are largely comfortable with robots playing a role in their holiday, though some nations appear more cautious than others. German and French respondents were the most averse, while Chinese and Brazilians were the most positive about how robotics and artificial intelligence could enhance a holiday or travel in general – 92% of Chinese were comfortable with the idea.
The main advantages respondents see in robots are related to general efficiency, data retention and recall. More than three-quarters of respondents think that robots would be better than humans at handling data (81%) and dealing with different languages (79%), while 76% believe robots have better memories. 81% of respondents selected their untiring energy as an advantage.
Commenting on the survey’s findings, Mr. Singer said, “Right now is a very exciting moment in the history of the travel industry – groundbreaking technology is revolutionising what is possible from the perspective of customer service, entertainment and personalisation. Robots and artificial intelligence are making their debut on the tourism stage, and our research into global acceptance of robots working in the travel industry is largely positive. Most nations are starting to open up to the idea of robots in travel and see the tangible benefits heading our way in the very near future.”
Singer continued, “While the advent of technology such as robot butlers and bartenders is hugely exciting, it’s also very clear from our research that consumers see the combination of robots and humans working in tandem in customer-facing roles as the ideal solution.”
“Consumers still want humans in the picture, as otherwise there is a genuine fear that cultural nuances, humour and irony will be missed and the holiday experience could become too impersonal. If we don’t respect the desire for the human touch, we risk ‘robophobia’ setting in, when in fact technology can significantly improve the holiday experience when used appropriately.”
Professor Stephen Page of Bournemouth University, which is one of the leading global authorities on travel and tourism, said, “Robots represent a major innovation in the tourism sector and their potential impact and use offers many new avenues to enhance and develop the visitor experience of travel and hospitality. Understanding how consumers will embrace and interact with this new technology will be critical to their adoption and dissemination in an industry that is one of the market leaders in the use of technology.”
Toshiba is pioneering ‘human-looking’ robot technology and has created three ‘communication androids,’ two of which are already being used in Tokyo in a hotel reception and a shopping mall. Hitoshi Tokuda, Chief Specialist at Toshiba’s Research and Development Division said, “Chihira Kanae is a taste of things to come – we look forward to working with the travel industry to refine her, so that she can enable better holiday experiences for consumers.”
The survey for Travelzoo’s Future of Travel project was conducted via an online questionnaire by third-party research agency Norstat. The questionnaire was completed by 6,211 travellers in Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Travelzoo, a global media commerce company, conducted the research as part of its Future of Travel project exploring consumer acceptance of robots in the travel and tourism industry. Richard Singer, Travelzoo’s European President, will make a keynote speech on the findings at this year’s ITB Berlin – Europe’s largest travel trade show. On March 11, Mr. Singer will share the stage with Toshiba’s Chihira Kanae – one of the world’s most human-looking robots, who will make her European debut at the event.
According to the survey, international travellers are largely comfortable with robots playing a role in their holiday, though some nations appear more cautious than others. German and French respondents were the most averse, while Chinese and Brazilians were the most positive about how robotics and artificial intelligence could enhance a holiday or travel in general – 92% of Chinese were comfortable with the idea.
The main advantages respondents see in robots are related to general efficiency, data retention and recall. More than three-quarters of respondents think that robots would be better than humans at handling data (81%) and dealing with different languages (79%), while 76% believe robots have better memories. 81% of respondents selected their untiring energy as an advantage.
Commenting on the survey’s findings, Mr. Singer said, “Right now is a very exciting moment in the history of the travel industry – groundbreaking technology is revolutionising what is possible from the perspective of customer service, entertainment and personalisation. Robots and artificial intelligence are making their debut on the tourism stage, and our research into global acceptance of robots working in the travel industry is largely positive. Most nations are starting to open up to the idea of robots in travel and see the tangible benefits heading our way in the very near future.”
Singer continued, “While the advent of technology such as robot butlers and bartenders is hugely exciting, it’s also very clear from our research that consumers see the combination of robots and humans working in tandem in customer-facing roles as the ideal solution.”
“Consumers still want humans in the picture, as otherwise there is a genuine fear that cultural nuances, humour and irony will be missed and the holiday experience could become too impersonal. If we don’t respect the desire for the human touch, we risk ‘robophobia’ setting in, when in fact technology can significantly improve the holiday experience when used appropriately.”
Professor Stephen Page of Bournemouth University, which is one of the leading global authorities on travel and tourism, said, “Robots represent a major innovation in the tourism sector and their potential impact and use offers many new avenues to enhance and develop the visitor experience of travel and hospitality. Understanding how consumers will embrace and interact with this new technology will be critical to their adoption and dissemination in an industry that is one of the market leaders in the use of technology.”
Toshiba is pioneering ‘human-looking’ robot technology and has created three ‘communication androids,’ two of which are already being used in Tokyo in a hotel reception and a shopping mall. Hitoshi Tokuda, Chief Specialist at Toshiba’s Research and Development Division said, “Chihira Kanae is a taste of things to come – we look forward to working with the travel industry to refine her, so that she can enable better holiday experiences for consumers.”
The survey for Travelzoo’s Future of Travel project was conducted via an online questionnaire by third-party research agency Norstat. The questionnaire was completed by 6,211 travellers in Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Friday, 11 December 2015
POLAND: Wizz Air Will Fly From Wroclaw To Birmingham
Wizz Air today announced a new route from Wroclaw to Birmingham. The route will commence on 18 March and will be operated with two weekly flights, on Mondays and Fridays.
With the new service, WIZZ is now offering seven routes to five countries from Wroclaw.
Gabor Vasarhelyi, Communications Manager at Wizz Air said: ”We are thrilled to announce the third UK route for our Wroclaw network. Birmingham is now available on our low fares from our Polish base allowing business and leisure travelers to explore the West Midlands from only PLN 79.
Stimulating air travel between Poland and the United Kingdom, we hope tourism and hospitality sectors will benefit from our newest service, as well as strengthen business relations between the two countries. We urge our customers to book the lowest fares quickly on wizzair.com!”
With the new service, WIZZ is now offering seven routes to five countries from Wroclaw.
Gabor Vasarhelyi, Communications Manager at Wizz Air said: ”We are thrilled to announce the third UK route for our Wroclaw network. Birmingham is now available on our low fares from our Polish base allowing business and leisure travelers to explore the West Midlands from only PLN 79.
Stimulating air travel between Poland and the United Kingdom, we hope tourism and hospitality sectors will benefit from our newest service, as well as strengthen business relations between the two countries. We urge our customers to book the lowest fares quickly on wizzair.com!”
Friday, 4 December 2015
Wizz Air Adds Bratislava And Copenhagen To Its Network
Central and Eastern European low-cost airline specialist, Wizz Air is to add two new European capital cities to its network as it expands its route network from Macedonia with three new routes from Skopje’s Alexander The Great Airport.
The carrier will launch its first flights to Bratislava, Slovakia and Copenhagen, Denmark, as well launch a new route to Berlin Schoenefeld as it reinforces its position as Skopje’s principal carrier and Macedonia’s de facto national carrier. All three routes will be operated on a twice weekly frequency with flights to Berlin commencing from March 21, 2016; Copenhagen from March 22, 2016 and Bratislava from March 28, 2016.
This will be the first scheduled route between Macedonia and Slovakia and will resurrect a link into Denmark that was last served by SAS Scandinavian Airlines over ten years ago in March 2005.
Wizz Air introduced operations in Macedonia in June 2011 with flights between Skopje and London Luton and is now offering a total of 24 routes to eleven countries from Skopje and Ohrid.
Elsewhere, Wizz Air has confirmed it will open a new base at Iasi International Airport, its sixth in Romania. The airline will station a single A320 in the largest city in eastern Romania to increase the number of routes served from Iasi to eight and will triple the seat capacity to 265,000 in 2016. The airline hopes this will stimulate the local job market in aviation and tourism sectors as consumers will have access to more low cost routes.
The new aircraft will facilitate the introduction of a three times weekly link to Bologna and twice weekly services to Catania, Larnaca, Rome Ciampino and Tel Aviv from the start of July 2016. It will also allow frequencies to Milan Bergamo to increase from two to three a week, adding to the significant growth of the Iasi – London Luton route which will grow from two to five weekly rotations from the end of March 2016.
Wizz Air first launched flights in Romania in 2007 and now offers a total of 106 Romanian routes to 16 countries from eight Romanian airports.
“We put Iasi on the map of aviation a year ago and it will now become the sixth Romanian airport where we establish base operations,” said György Abrán, Chief Commercial Officer, Wizz Air. “We have constantly expanded our operations in Romania, developed regional airports, and this announcement once again underlines our commitment to the country.”
The latest expansion and the flights to two new European capitals will increase the Wizz Air network to 116 airports across 38 countries as it continues its rapid growth. Its departure capacity has grown at an average annual rate of 64.4 per cent between 2005 and 2104 from just over 2.5 million seats to almost 17.5 million last year. This year capacity will grow by an estimated 24.0 per cent to over 21.5 million departure seats.
Analysis of OAG schedule data shows that the airline’s top five country markets – Poland, United Kingdom, Romania, Italy and Hungary – account for a 58.0 per cent share of its capacity offering.
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
FINLAND: Tourism In Finland
FINNISH TOURISM YEAR 2014
In 2014, the number of nights spent at accommodation establishments in Finland totalled close on 19.8 million, which was 2.3 % down on the year before. Overnight stays by resident tourists decreased by 2.1 % and accommodation establishments recorded nearly 14.1 million of them. Overnight stays by foreign tourists numbered almost 5.7 million, which was 2.8 % less than in 2013. The largest markets for overnight stays were the neighbouring countries of Russia and Sweden, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom.
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Please visit our Statistics Service Rudolf to download accommodation statistics monthly and annually.
FOREIGN OVERNIGHTS IN 2014 BY COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS
Russia 1.3 million
Sweden 534,000
Germany 498,000
United Kingdom 446,000
France 215,000
USA 203,000
Estonia 198,000
Japan 191,000
Norway 179,000
Netherlands 159,000
The structure of tourism from all main markets each has their own characteristics related to travel season, area and preferred activities.
Southern Finland and the archipelago are the number one area for most tourists (59% of overnights). The Lakeland area has become increasingly attractive over the years (21% of overnights). Finnish Lapland has maintained its popularity (20% of overnights).
Source: Statistics Service Rudolf, Statistics Finland
7.6 MILLION FOREIGN VISITORS IN 2014
According to Visit Finland Visitor Survey, Finland received 7.6 million foreign visitors in 2014. They brought €2.5 billion to Finland.
Source: Visit Finland Visitor Survey 2014
TOURISM’S SIGNIFICANCE TO FINLAND’S NATIONAL ECONOMY
In 2013, a total of €14.4 billion was spent on tourism in Finland. This includes the consumption expenditure of Finnish and foreign tourists. Foreign travellers accounted for 31% (EUR4.4bn) of total tourism consumption.
TOURISM’S SHARE OF GDP
In 2013, the value added generated by tourism amounted to €4.3 bn, i.e. 2.5% of Finland’s GDP. This was larger than the food industry and almost twice as high as agriculture.
EMPLOYMENT IMPACT OF TOURISM
Total employment in the tourism sector was 140,000 people in 2013.
OUTBOUND TRAVEL
Finnish residents’ favourite destination countries for leisure trips with overnight stay in 2014
Estonia 1,325,000
Sweden 768,000
Spain 756,000
Italy 265,000
Germany 256,000
Russia 237,000
Turkey 211,000
Greece 203,000
United Kingdom 203,000
France 164,000
Source: Finnish Travel 2014, Statistics Finland
In 2014, the number of nights spent at accommodation establishments in Finland totalled close on 19.8 million, which was 2.3 % down on the year before. Overnight stays by resident tourists decreased by 2.1 % and accommodation establishments recorded nearly 14.1 million of them. Overnight stays by foreign tourists numbered almost 5.7 million, which was 2.8 % less than in 2013. The largest markets for overnight stays were the neighbouring countries of Russia and Sweden, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom.
LOOKING FOR THE LATEST STATISTICS AND TRENDS?
Please visit our Statistics Service Rudolf to download accommodation statistics monthly and annually.
FOREIGN OVERNIGHTS IN 2014 BY COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS
Russia 1.3 million
Sweden 534,000
Germany 498,000
United Kingdom 446,000
France 215,000
USA 203,000
Estonia 198,000
Japan 191,000
Norway 179,000
Netherlands 159,000
The structure of tourism from all main markets each has their own characteristics related to travel season, area and preferred activities.
Southern Finland and the archipelago are the number one area for most tourists (59% of overnights). The Lakeland area has become increasingly attractive over the years (21% of overnights). Finnish Lapland has maintained its popularity (20% of overnights).
Source: Statistics Service Rudolf, Statistics Finland
7.6 MILLION FOREIGN VISITORS IN 2014
According to Visit Finland Visitor Survey, Finland received 7.6 million foreign visitors in 2014. They brought €2.5 billion to Finland.
Source: Visit Finland Visitor Survey 2014
TOURISM’S SIGNIFICANCE TO FINLAND’S NATIONAL ECONOMY
In 2013, a total of €14.4 billion was spent on tourism in Finland. This includes the consumption expenditure of Finnish and foreign tourists. Foreign travellers accounted for 31% (EUR4.4bn) of total tourism consumption.
TOURISM’S SHARE OF GDP
In 2013, the value added generated by tourism amounted to €4.3 bn, i.e. 2.5% of Finland’s GDP. This was larger than the food industry and almost twice as high as agriculture.
EMPLOYMENT IMPACT OF TOURISM
Total employment in the tourism sector was 140,000 people in 2013.
OUTBOUND TRAVEL
Finnish residents’ favourite destination countries for leisure trips with overnight stay in 2014
Estonia 1,325,000
Sweden 768,000
Spain 756,000
Italy 265,000
Germany 256,000
Russia 237,000
Turkey 211,000
Greece 203,000
United Kingdom 203,000
France 164,000
Source: Finnish Travel 2014, Statistics Finland
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
TANZANIA: SITE Tourism Exhibition Opens In Tanzania
The second edition of the Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE) has kicked off in Tanzania’s capital city of Dar es Salaam attracting participants across the world.
Some 103 companies are participating the three-day event. Companies from key African destinations are participating at SITE while trade visitors from several African countries have shown up.
Countries which have brought their representatives to SITE are the United Kingdom, the United States, India, Russia, South Africa, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Germany, China, and Spain.
This year’s SITE has so far attracted 43 International Hosted Buyers made up of tour operators, package safari makers and planners, and travel agents rated as wholesalers. About 2,000 trade visitors are attending as well and are expected to visit the SITE exhibition hall.
The President of the United States Tour Operators Association, Mr. Terry Dale, will address the SITE participants Friday morning on the second day of the exhibition.
Mr. Dale has arrived in Tanzania and has confirmed to this eTN correspondent of his participation at the event and that he will address the event participants.
Some 103 companies are participating the three-day event. Companies from key African destinations are participating at SITE while trade visitors from several African countries have shown up.
Countries which have brought their representatives to SITE are the United Kingdom, the United States, India, Russia, South Africa, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Germany, China, and Spain.
This year’s SITE has so far attracted 43 International Hosted Buyers made up of tour operators, package safari makers and planners, and travel agents rated as wholesalers. About 2,000 trade visitors are attending as well and are expected to visit the SITE exhibition hall.
The President of the United States Tour Operators Association, Mr. Terry Dale, will address the SITE participants Friday morning on the second day of the exhibition.
Mr. Dale has arrived in Tanzania and has confirmed to this eTN correspondent of his participation at the event and that he will address the event participants.
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