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Tourism is an important part of Austria's services sector. In 1991 foreign tourists accounted for earnings of S192.4 billion, almost offsetting the negative trade balance and deficits in services or other accounts. Tourism is a principal industry and source of foreign exchange. In fact, Austria's per capita tourist revenue is the highest in the world. Foreign overnight stays in Austria have risen consistently since World War II, from 50 million in 1950, to 59 million in 1970, and to 95 million in 1990. With 20 million visitors in 1990, Austria was fifth in the world in tourist revenues, surpassed only by the United States, France, Italy, and Spain. Most tourists come from European countries. Almost two-thirds come from Germany, followed by the Netherlands (10 percent) and Britain (5 percent).
Indonesia has seen international tourist arrivals increase by 14% through September 2010 after posting positive figures in 2009, despite the global economic downturn. UNWTO offers its full support to Indonesia as it continues to consolidate itself as one of South-East Asia’s top tourism destinations.
More Action
Needed on Tourism Ethics
Madrid, 22 April 2010
More action must be taken to foster ethical tourism through reducing unnecessary travel restrictions, showing solidarity in times of crises and understanding that ethical behaviour and good customer service go hand in hand. This is the main message to emerge from the recent meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics (Luxor, Egypt, 15-16 April).
“More action and less rhetoric is needed in tourism”, said the Egyptian Minister of Tourism, H.E. Mr Zoheir Garranah, in his opening remarks addressed to the Committee. Minister Garranah further underscored that “integrity must be our winning edge because ethical tourism is in the best interest of all involved”.
UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, emphasized in his message to the Committee that “in challenging times for the industry adherence to ethical principles is a pre-requisite for the recovery and transformation of our sector”.
In accordance with the UNWTO General Assembly Resolution on Facilitation of Tourist Travel (2009), the Committee expressed significant concern regarding:
Dr Dawid de Villiers, Chairman of the Committee, cautioned that “tourism without moral and ethical principles is like a ship without a radar; it can cause great harm to the industry, people and the environment”. He encouraged governments and stakeholders to be guided in their behaviour by the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, adopted in 1999 and recognized by the General Assembly of the United Nations as the basic code for responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
The Committee also noted that tourism can play an important role in the recovery of the communities struck by natural disasters as proven by the events of recent months in several countries.
As recalled by the Code of Ethics, local communities should share the
economic, social and cultural benefits generated by tourism. In this
spirit, the next meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics will
be held in a local village in Indonesia.