Travel and Tourism Development Index
{{Short description|International ranking by the WEF}}
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The Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI), formerly known as the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), is an index developed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to measure the attractiveness and potential of countries for investment and development in the travel and tourism sector, rather than its attractiveness purely as a tourist destination. First published in 2007 under the title Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report,{{cite web |year=2007 |editor=Jennifer Blanke and Thea Chiesa |title=The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007 |url=http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/TravelandTourismReport/TravelTourismCompetitivenessReport2007/ |access-date=2009-03-04 |publisher=World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland |format=PDF}} the index was rebranded as the TTDI starting with the 2021 report.{{cite web |date=May 2022 |title=Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021 - Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient Future |url=https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Travel_Tourism_Development_2021.pdf |publisher=World Economic Forum}}
The TTDI evaluates countries based on their performance across three main subindexes: regulatory framework; business environment and infrastructure; and human, cultural, and natural resources. Countries are scored on a scale from 1 to 6 in these categories, with the aggregated results forming the overall index.
In addition to rankings, the report includes detailed country profiles, featuring key indicators sourced from organizations such as the World Bank, the World Tourism Organization, and the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Variables
For the 2008 index, each of the three main subindexes is made of the scoring of the following 14 variables, called pillars in the TTC Report. Several changes were introduced in the 2008 TTCI in the definition of the variables as compared to the definitions of the 2007 TTCI.{{cite web |year=2008 |editor=Jennifer Blanke and Thea Chiesa |title=Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008 |url=http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/TravelandTourismReport/TravelTourismCompetitivenessReport2007/ |access-date=2009-03-04 |publisher=World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland |format=PDF}} First, the “environmental regulation” pillar was improved with help from the IUCN and the UNWTO, and for the 2008 index was renamed the “environmental sustainability” pillar to “better reflect its components and to capture the increasingly recognized importance of sustainability in the sector’s development.”Blanke and Chiesa (2008), Executive Summary, pp. xiv Second, the original pillar “natural and cultural resources” was divided into two separate subcomponents: “natural resources” and “cultural resources”, thus, allowing to differentiate those countries which do not necessarily have the same strengths or weaknesses in these two different resources. In general, the model was improved with better data and new concepts were introduced. The 2009 and 2011 reports kept the same 14 variables.{{cite web |year=2009 |editor=Jennifer Blanke and Thea Chiesa |title=Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009 |url=http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/TravelandTourismReport/ |access-date=2009-03-04 |publisher=World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland}}{{cite web |year=2011 |editor=Jennifer Blanke and Thea Chiesa |title=Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 |url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TravelTourismCompetitiveness_Report_2011.pdf |access-date=2011-03-14 |publisher=World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland}}
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*Subindex A: Enabling Environment
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*SUBINDEX A: ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
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!colspan=3| Pillars by Subindexes (–2013) |
{{center|Regulatory framework}}
|{{center|Business environment and infrastructure}} |{{center|Human, cultural, and natural resources}} |
Policy rules and regulations
|Air transport infrastructure |Human resources |
Environmental sustainability
|Ground transport infrastructure |Affinity for Travel & Tourism |
Safety and security
|Tourism infrastructure |Natural resources |
Health and hygiene
|Information and Communications Techn. infrastr. |Cultural resources |
Prioritization of Travel and Tourism
|Price competitiveness in T&T industry | |
2023 ranking
Top 30 countries:{{Cite web |first= |title=Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 |url=https://www.weforum.org/publications/travel-tourism-development-index-2024/ }}
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- {{flag|USA}} 5.24
- {{flag|Spain}} 5.18
- {{flag|Japan}} 5.09
- {{flag|France}} 5.07
- {{flag|Australia}} 5.00
- {{flag|Germany}} 5.00
- {{flag|United Kingdom}} 4.96
- {{flag|China}} 4.94
- {{flag|Italy}} 4.90
- {{flag|Switzerland}} 4.81
- {{flag|Canada}} 4.81
- {{flag|Portugal}} 4.78
- {{flag|Singapore}} 4.76
- {{flag|South Korea}} 4.74
- {{flag|Austria}} 4.65
- {{flag|Netherlands}} 4.64
- {{flag|Denmark}} 4.63
- {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} 4.62
- {{flag|Sweden}} 4.57
- {{flag|Finland}} 4.52
- {{flag|Greece}} 4.52
- {{flag|Indonesia}} 4.46
- {{flag|Belgium}} 4.45
- {{flag|Ireland}} 4.44
- {{flag|New Zealand}} 4.41
- {{flag|Brazil}} 4.41
- {{flag|Poland}} 4.40
- {{flag|Luxembourg}} 4.40
- {{flag|Turkey}} 4.39
- {{flag|Cyprus}} 4.37
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2021 ranking
Top 30 countries:{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
- {{flag|Japan}} 5.2
- {{flag|USA}} 5.2
- {{flag|Spain}} 5.2
- {{flag|France}} 5.1
- {{flag|Germany}} 5.1
- {{flag|Switzerland}} 5
- {{flag|Australia}} 5
- {{flag|United Kingdom}} 5
- {{flag|Singapore}} 5
- {{flag|Italy}} 4.9
- {{flag|Austria}} 4.9
- {{flag|China}} 4.9
- {{flag|Canada}} 4.9
- {{flag|Netherlands}} 4.9
- {{flag|South Korea}} 4.8
- {{flag|Portugal}} 4.8
- {{flag|Denmark}} 4.7
- {{flag|Finland}} 4.7
- {{flag|Hong Kong}} 4.6
- {{flag|Sweden}} 4.6
- {{flag|Luxembourg}} 4.6
- {{flag|Belgium}} 4.6
- {{flag|Iceland}} 4.5
- {{flag|Ireland}} 4.5
- {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} 4.5
- {{flag|Czech Republic}} 4.5
- {{flag|New Zealand}} 4.5
- {{flag|Greece}} 4.5
- {{flag|Estonia}} 4.4
- {{flag|Poland}} 4.4
}}
2019 ranking
Top 30 countries:{{cite web |title=The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 |publisher=World Economic Forum |url=http://reports.weforum.org/travel-and-tourism-competitiveness-report-2019/rankings/ |date=September 2019}}{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
- {{ESP}} 5.4
- {{FRA}} 5.4
- {{GER}} 5.4
- {{JAP}} 5.4
- {{USA}} 5.3
- {{UK}} 5.2
- {{AUS}} 5.1
- {{ITA}} 5.1
- {{CAN}} 5.1
- {{SUI}} 5.0
- {{AUT}} 5.0
- {{POR}} 4.9
- {{CHN}} 4.9
- {{HKG}} 4.8
- {{NLD}} 4.8
- {{KOR}} 4.8
- {{SIN}} 4.8
- {{NZL}} 4.7
- {{MEX}} 4.7
- {{SWE}} 4.6
- {{DEN}} 4.6
- {{NOR}} 4.6
- {{LUX}} 4.6
- {{BEL}} 4.5
- {{GRE}} 4.5
- {{IRL}} 4.5
- {{CRO}} 4.5
- {{FIN}} 4.5
- {{MYS}} 4.5
- {{ISL}} 4.5
}}
2017 ranking
Top 30 countries{{cite web |title=The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 |publisher=World Economic Forum |url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TTCR_2017_web_0401.pdf |date=April 2017}}{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
- {{ESP}} 5.43
- {{FRA}} 5.32
- {{GER}} 5.28
- {{JAP}} 5.26
- {{UK}} 5.20
- {{USA}} 5.12
- {{AUS}} 5.10
- {{ITA}} 4.99
- {{CAN}} 4.97
- {{SUI}} 4.94
- {{HKG}} 4.86
- {{AUT}} 4.86
- {{SIN}} 4.85
- {{POR}} 4.74
- {{CHN}} 4.72
- {{NZL}} 4.68
- {{NED}} 4.64
- {{NOR}} 4.64
- {{KOR}} 4.57
- {{SWE}} 4.55
- {{BEL}} 4.54
- {{MEX}} 4.54
- {{IRL}} 4.53
- {{GRE}} 4.51
- {{ISL}} 4.50
- {{MYS}} 4.50
- {{BRA}} 4.49
- {{LUX}} 4.49
- {{UAE}} 4.49
- {{TWN}} 4.47
}}
2015 ranking
Top 30 countries:{{cite web |title=The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015 |publisher=World Economic Forum |url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/TT15/WEF_Global_Travel&Tourism_Report_2015.pdf |date=May 2015}}{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
- {{ESP}} 5.31
- {{FRA}} 5.24
- {{GER}} 5.22
- {{UK}} 5.12
- {{USA}} 5.12
- {{SUI}} 4.99
- {{AUS}} 4.98
- {{ITA}} 4.98
- {{JPN}} 4.94
- {{CAN}} 4.92
- {{SIN}} 4.86
- {{AUT}} 4.82
- {{HKG}} 4.68
- {{NED}} 4.67
- {{POR}} 4.64
- {{NZL}} 4.64
- {{CHN}} 4.54
- {{ISL}} 4.54
- {{IRL}} 4.53
- {{NOR}} 4.52
- {{BEL}} 4.51
- {{FIN}} 4.47
- {{SWE}} 4.45
- {{UAE}} 4.43
- {{MYS}} 4.41
- {{LUX}} 4.38
- {{DEN}} 4.38
- {{BRA}} 4.37
- {{KOR}} 4.37
- {{MEX}} 4.36
- {{GRE}} 4.36
}}
2013 ranking
Top 30 countries:{{Cn|date=August 2024}}{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
- {{SUI}} 5.66
- {{GER}} 5.39
- {{AUT}} 5.39
- {{ESP}} 5.38
- {{UK}} 5.38
- {{USA}} 5.32
- {{FRA}} 5.31
- {{CAN}} 5.28
- {{SWE}} 5.24
- {{SIN}} 5.23
- {{AUS}} 5.17
- {{NZL}} 5.17
- {{NED}} 5.14
- {{JPN}} 5.13
- {{HKG}} 5.11
- {{ISL}} 5.10
- {{FIN}} 5.10
- {{BEL}} 5.04
- {{IRL}} 5.01
- {{POR}} 5.01
- {{DEN}} 4.98
- {{NOR}} 4.95
- {{LUX}} 4.93
- {{MLT}} 4.92
- {{KOR}} 4.91
- {{ITA}} 4.90
- {{BAR}} 4.88
- {{UAE}} 4.86
- {{CYP}} 4.84
- {{EST}} 4.82
}}
2011 ranking
Top 30 countries:{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
- {{SUI}} 5.68
- {{GER}} 5.60
- {{AUT}} 5.41
- {{FRA}} 5.41
- {{SWE}} 5.34
- {{USA}} 5.30
- {{UK}} 5.30
- {{ESP}} 5.29
- {{CAN}} 5.29
- {{SIN}} 5.23
- {{ISL}} 5.19
- {{HKG}} 5.19
- {{AUS}} 5.15
- {{NED}} 5.13
- {{LUX}} 5.08
- {{DEN}} 5.05
- {{FIN}} 5.02
- {{POR}} 5.01
- {{NZL}} 5.00
- {{NOR}} 4.98
- {{IRL}} 4.98
- {{JPN}} 4.94
- {{BEL}} 4.92
- {{CYP}} 4.89
- {{EST}} 4.88
- {{MLT}} 4.88
- {{ITA}} 4.87
- {{BAR}} 4.84
- {{GRC}} 4.78
- {{UAE}} 4.78
}}
2009 ranking
Top 20 countries:{{Cn|date=August 2024}}{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- {{SUI}} 5.68
- {{AUT}} 5.46
- {{GER}} 5.41
- {{FRA}} 5.34
- {{CAN}} 5.32
- {{ESP}} 5.29
- {{SWE}} 5.28
- {{USA}} 5.28
- {{AUS}} 5.24
- {{SIN}} 5.24
- {{UK}} 5.22
- {{HKG}} 5.18
- {{NED}} 5.09
- {{DEN}} 5.08
- {{FIN}} 5.07
- {{ISL}} 5.07
- {{POR}} 5.01
- {{IRL}} 4.99
- {{NOR}} 4.97
- {{NZL}} 4.94
}}
2008 ranking
Top 20 countries:{{Cn|date=August 2024}}{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- {{SUI}} 5.63
- {{AUT}} 5.43
- {{GER}} 5.41
- {{AUS}} 5.34
- {{ESP}} 5.30
- {{UK}} 5.28
- {{USA}} 5.28
- {{SWE}} 5.27
- {{CAN}} 5.26
- {{FRA}} 5.23
- {{ISL}} 5.16
- {{FIN}} 5.11
- {{DEN}} 5.10
- {{HKG}} 5.09
- {{POR}} 5.09
- {{SIN}} 5.06
- {{NOR}} 5.05
- {{NED}} 5.01
- {{NZL}} 4.96
- {{LUX}} 4.95
}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.weforum.org/ttcr}}
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