International recommendations for tourism statistics.

The manual "International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008" provides a comprehensive methodological framework for collection and compilation of tourism statistics in all countries irrespective of the level of development of their statistical systems. Its primary audience is the staff of national statistical offices and national tourism administrations involved in the compilation of tourism statistics. The publication also contains a wealth of information that might be of interest to data users who would like to understand better the nature of tourism data. In addition, general guidance is provided with respect to data sources and data compilation methods, which is complemented by the compilation guide ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/94.

x, 134 p. : charts, tables

Prepared by the Department of Statistics and Tourism Satellite Account of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the UN Statistics Division, in collaboration with the members of the UN Expert Group on Tourism Statistics, as well as participants in the 8th meeting of the UNWTO Committee on Statistics and Tourism Satellite Account.
Annexes (p.101-134): Main differences between the International Recomnmendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 and the 1993 Recommendations on Tourism Statistics -- 2. List of consumption products grouped by purpose, according to their categorization as internationally comparable tourism characteristic products -- 3. List of tourism characteristic activities (tourism industries) and grouping by main categories according to ISIC Rev.4 -- 4. List of tourism [characteristic] products and grouping by main categories according to CPC Ver.2.
Includes bibiographical references (p. 89-90) and index.
At head of title: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.

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