International Conferences on Tourism Statistics & Other Events
Over the years, UNWTO’s Statistics Department has coordinated important developments relating to the conceptualization of tourism and its measurement, progressively building consensus amongst the international statistical community. Some milestone scenarios in the historical developments have been the following international conferences:
- Enzo Paci World Conference on the Measurement of the Economic Impact of tourism Nice,
France, 15-18 June 1999 - Tourism Satellite Accounts: Credible Number for Good Business Decisions Conference Vancouver,
Canada, 8-10 May 2001 - The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA): Understanding Tourism and Designing Strategies Iguazu,
Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay, 3-6 October 2005 - International Conference on Measuring Tourism Economic Contribution at Sub-National Levels Málaga,
Spain, 29 - 31 October 2008 - 5th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics - Tourism: An Engine for Employment Creation Bali,
Indonesia, 30 March - 2 April 2009 - 6th International Conference on Tourism Statistics: Measuring Sustainable Tourism Manila, Philippines,
21 - 24 June 2017
Statistic Capacity Building Programme
The Statistics Capacity Building Programme (SCBP) is a key element of UNWTO’s programme for the implementation of the UN ratified International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics 2008 (IRTS 2008) and Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Methodological Framework 2008 (TSA:RMF 2008).
Other events
- Introductory Workshop on Women's Employment Data in Tourism: Measurement, Challenges and Solution, online, 1 June 2022
- Taller introductorio sobre datos de empleo en turismo desagregados por sexo: retos y soluciones en su medición, online, 28 April 2022
- Workshop on Tourism Statistics, online, 6 - 7 July 2021, 11h00 Madrid time
- Malaga workshop on Measuring Employment in Tourism
- Workshops on Tourism Statistics and on the Elaboration of a Tourism Satellite Account