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View the CNN interview with Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist at the World Economic Forum

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The World Economic Forum has launched the first-ever Travel and Tourism Index covering 124 countries around the world.

In many countries, travel and tourism is a critical sector impacting national prosperity and economic growth. A cross-country analysis of the drivers of competitiveness in travel and tourism will provide useful comparative information for making business decisions and provide additional value to governments wishing to improve their travel and tourism environments.

“The index is not a ‘beauty contest’, or a statement about the attractiveness of a country. On the contrary, the index measures the factors that make it attractive to develop the travel and tourism industry of individual countries,” said Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist of the World Economic Forum.

Interview - Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist of the World Economic Forum 

CNN International
Interviews Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist at the World Economic Forum, on the results of the first Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report.

The World Economic Forum has become a leader in producing competitiveness reports with The Global Competitiveness Report, which is published annually, and The Global Information Technology Report. The upcoming index uses hard data from publicly available sources such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) as well as survey data from the World Economic Forum’s Executive Opinion Survey which provides unique information on many qualitative institutional and business environment issues.

Booz Allen Hamilton is Strategic Design Partner. The report is funded and supported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Bombardier, Carlson Group, Emirates Group, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Silversea Cruises, Swiss International Airlines and Visa International.

For more information contact tourism@weforum.org

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