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List of Tables
Table 3.1 International Tourism Arrivals and Tourism Receipts ..................................................... 8 Table 3.2 International Tourism Arrivals by Region............................................................................10 Table 3.3 International Tourism Receipts by Region...........................................................................12 Table 4.1 Estimates and Forecasts for Travel&Tourism Economic Impact in OIC Member States ..................................................................................................................................................14 Table 4.2 Member Countries by Major Surplus/Deficits on the Travel Balance in 2013- 2015....................................................................................................................................................23 Table 5.1 Policy Recommendations to Improve MFT Environment in OIC Member States 27List of Figures
Figure 2.1 Why Tourism Matters? ................................................................................................................. 2 Figure 3.1 Tourism Megatrends...................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 3.2 Internet Information Sources..................................................................................................... 7 Figure 3.3 Change in International Tourist Arrivals .............................................................................. 9 Figure 3.4 Tourist Arrivals by Region ........................................................................................................10 Figure 3.5 International Arrivals & Tourism Receipts ........................................................................12 Figure 3.6 Tourism Receipts by Region.....................................................................................................13 Figure 4.1 The Direct Contribution of Travel & Tourism to Member Countries’ GDP ...........16 Figure 4.2 The Direct Contribution of Travel & Tourism to Total Employment.......................17 Figure 4.3 Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Receipts in the OIC Member Countries ...................18 Figure 4.4 Tourist Arrivals in the OIC Sub-Regions .............................................................................19 Figure 4.5 Tourism Receipts in the OIC Sub-Regions ..........................................................................20 Figure 4.6 Top 10 OIC Tourism Destinations in International Tourist Arrivals ......................21 Figure 4.7 Top 10 OIC Tourism Destinations in International Tourism Receipts in 2015 ..21 Figure 6.1 Tourism Opportunities in the Member Countries ...........................................................30 Figure 6.2 Challenges Affecting Tourism Performance in the Member Countries .................31 Figure 6.3 Output Areas in the Tourism Section of the COMCEC Strategy..................................33