World tourism body to conduct study on local sector

[evanovitch]

World tourism body to conduct study on local sector


Thursday, November 22, 2007



TOURISM Minister Edmund Bartlett yesterday announced that the European-based World Travel and Trade Council (WTTC) will be conducting a tourism satellite account (TSA) in Jamaica, aimed at tracking the contribution of tourism to the various sectors of the economy.

"The TSA breaks down how many jobs the tourism industry has impacted and how many jobs it generates, its direct contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as its potential," Bartlett said.

He added that it also puts into focus the empirical data that national planning needs to properly determine what the industry must do and how resources must be allocated to achieve this result.

Bartlett told the Observer shortly after addressing the Jamaica U-Drive Association general meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite hotel yesterday, that he plans to present a full set of the TSA to the Planning Institute of Jamaica next year.

This, he said, would provide empirical data to properly evaluate and position the industry so its export status can be realised.

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[Dr.Dudd]

Re: World tourism body to conduct study on local sector

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">World tourism body to conduct study on local sector


Thursday, November 22, 2007



TOURISM Minister Edmund Bartlett yesterday announced that the European-based World Travel and Trade Council (WTTC) will be conducting a tourism satellite account (TSA) in Jamaica, aimed at tracking the contribution of tourism to the various sectors of the economy.

"The TSA breaks down how many jobs the tourism industry has impacted and how many jobs it generates, its direct contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as its potential," Bartlett said.

He added that it also puts into focus the empirical data that national planning needs to properly determine what the industry must do and how resources must be allocated to achieve this result.

Bartlett told the Observer shortly after addressing the Jamaica U-Drive Association general meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite hotel yesterday, that he plans to present a full set of the TSA to the Planning Institute of Jamaica next year.

This, he said, would provide empirical data to properly evaluate and position the industry so its export status can be realised.

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I wonder why they need some 'world' body ti study that. They could simply get the economics department of one of the local universities. What do they want, PR or facts?