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Asia Pacific Tourism

Key Facts and Figures

For the year ending December 2006 the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) estimates there were 167.2 million international visitor arrivals to the Asia Pacific region, 7.7% increase over the same period of the previous year. Growth in visitor arrivals for the Asia Pacific region is forecast at 6.5% annually by WTO for the period 1995 to 2020 and exceeds the global average of 4.1% for the same period.

PATA - Pacific Asia Travel Association

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) was founded in 1951 and continues to be the leading catalyst for advocating the development of Asia Pacific's travel and tourism industry. Nearly 100 government, state and city tourism bodies, more than 55 airlines and cruise lines, plus hundreds of travel industry companies look to PATA for leadership and advocacy in co-ordinating their collective efforts. The PATA organisation extends to more than 70 chapters worldwide through which thousands of travel professionals belong.

Key research elements of the www.pata.org site are:

  • Asia Pacific regional statistics
  • Asia Pacific issues and trends
  • Young tourism professional development
  • Member forums and conferences

STCRC - Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism

The Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism (STCRC) was established by the Australian Governments Cooperative Research Centre’s programme to drive the development of Australian tourism as an internationally competitive and sustainable industry. It has an integrated, multi-disciplinary research programme, focusing on the areas of sustainable destinations, sustainable enterprises and sustainable resources. The STCRC provides research and development to underpin the services offered by Green Globe 21.

Key elements of the www.crctourism.com.au site are:

  • Fact sheet series
  • Research papers relating to current STCRC projects
  • Tourism Research Index - searchable listing of Australian tourism research
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