Tourism satellite account – basic innovation
Abstract
The paper presents review and systematisation of specificities of use of the Tourism Satellite Account, developed by the international tourism organizations as a statistical tool for tourism sector analysis and for determining the influence of tourism upon economies of separate countries and the world economy as a whole. Analytical review of the concept and summary of the suggestions of the Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Methodological Framework – 2008 for concordance of data on demand and supply in tourism are made. Problems related to the implementation of the National Satellite Accounts in Europe are analysed. Tendencies in the development of the tourism sector in Bulgaria in the period 2008-2013 are analysed and assessed upon data of the National Statistical Institute and the World Travel and Tourism Council.
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References
International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics (IRTS 2008).
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System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008).
Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Methodological Framework (TSA: RMF 2008).
Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSAs) in Europe (2013).
Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2014 – WTTC.
Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2015 – WTTC.
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UNSD, http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm
UN Statistical Commission, http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/commission.htm
WTO, http://wto.org/
UNECLAC, http://www.cepal.org/en
ILO, http://www.ilo.org/global/lang-en/index.htm
IMF, http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
НСИ, http://www.nsi.bg/bg
OECD, http://www.oecd.org/
WTTC, http://www.wttc.org/