Preliminary results for 2002, as presented by the World Tourism Organization (WTO), show a reasonable improvement in tourism demand with international tourism worldwide increasing by an estimated 3%. Asia and the Pacific and the Middle East led growth, Africa grew above the world average and Europe below, while the Americas slightly decreased. In the second part of this issue's Databank, the author takes a closer look at the evolution of air transport after 11 September 2001, drawing on data from ICAO and various regional airline associations. The monthly traffic data reported by ATA, AEA and AAPA, the regional associations for, respectively, the major North American, European and Asian airlines, constitute a valuable source of timely information on the short-term evolution of this part of the tourism flow over the last few years.
ICAO (2002a), Annual Report of the Council 2001, International Civil Aviation Organization, Montreal, first chapter can downloaded at www.icao.int/cgi/goto.pl?icao/en/pub/rp.htm.
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ICAO (2002b), ‘Annual Review of Civil Aviation 2001’, ICAO Journal, Vol 57, No 6, pp 12–33, 45–46 (an electronic version can be downloaded at www.icao.int/cgi/goto.pl?icao/en/jr/jr.cfm).
WTO (2000–01), Tourism 2020 Vision, World Tourism Organization, Madrid. Published in a series of seven reports consisting of one summary volume and six regional volumes: Global Forecasts and Profiles of Market Segments (in English, French and Spanish); Africa (in English and French); Americas (in English and Spanish); East Asia and the Pacific (in English); Europe (in English and French); Middle East (in English); and South Asia (in English).
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WTO (2002a), General Guidelines for Using Data on International Air-Passenger Traffic for Tourism Analysis, World Tourism Organization, Madrid.
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WTO (2002b), Tourism Market Trends, 2002 Edition, series of 6 volumes (see below, c–h) published in English and partly in French and Spanish, World Tourism Organization, Madrid. (Excerpts from this series are included in Tourism Highlights 2002, in English, French, and Spanish – see the ‘Facts & Figures’ section of the WTO Website, www.world-tourism.org.)
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WTO (2002c), Tourism Market Trends, 2002 Edition, World Overview and Tourism Topics (also in French and Spanish), World Tourism Organization, Madrid.
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WTO (2002d), Tourism Market Trends, 2002 Edition, Africa (also in French), World Tourism Organization, Madrid.
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WTO (2002e), Tourism Market Trends, 2002 Edition, Americas (also in Spanish), World Tourism Organization, Madrid.
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WTO (2002f), Tourism Market Trends, 2002 Edition, Asia and the Pacific, World Tourism Organization, Madrid.
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WTO (2002g), Tourism Market Trends, 2002 Edition, Europe (also in French), World Tourism Organization, Madrid.
