Twentieth meeting - Committee on Statistics
UN Tourism Headquarters, Madrid, 2nd-3rd October 2024
Presentations
Session 4. Strategic exchange on the future of tourism statistics
- 20th anniversary of the UN Tourism Committee of Statistics, by Peter Laimer, Deputy Director, Directorate Spatial Statistics, Statistics Austria (see presentation)
- Future of Tourism Statistics, by Sherin Francis, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Seychelles (see presentation)
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Modernisation of The Tourism Data and Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, by Munthir M. Al-Ansari, Principal Advisor, Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Arabia (see presentation)
Session 5. Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism (MST): leveraging on institutional strategies
- MST Recognition in Key Policy Instruments, by Peter Laimer, Deputy Director, Directorate Spatial Statistics, Statistics Austria and Chair of the Expert Group on MST (see presentation)
- Advancing Tourism Sustainability: Croatia’s Role, by Lidija Brkovic, Director General, Croatian Bureau of Statistics (see presentation)
Session 6. Tourism in the SDGs monitoring framework: inserting an employment indicator as a key component of tourism sustainability
- Tourism in the SDGs monitoring framework - Inserting an employment indicator as a key component of tourism sustainability, by Leandry Moreno, Programme Officer, by Statistics, Standards and Data Department, UN Tourism (see presentation)
Session 7. Towards a harmonized Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Framework for Tourism Businesses
- Towards a Harmonised ESG Framework for Tourism Businesses, by Laura Ballerini, Senior Project Specialist, Statistics, Standards and Data Department, UN Tourism (see presentation)
- ESG Data in the Austrian tourism sector: a novel approach, by Adrian Gasser, Deputy Head of Department, Department for International Tourism Affairs, Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy, Austria (see presentation)
- Sustainability - Measure to Improve, by Sérgio Guerreiro, Senior Director of Knowledge Management, Turismo de Portugal (see presentation)
Session 8. Driving action with tourism statistics
- Driving Action with Tourism Statistics, by Alex Macatuno, Chief, Policy Formulation and International Cooperation, Division, Philippine Department of Tourism (see presentation)
- Framework for Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism, by Munthir M. Al-Ansari, Principal Advisor, and Mr. Faisal Al Saleemi, Tourism information and research specialist, Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Arabia (see presentation)
- Measuring tourism activity in Morocco, Zineb Menhich, Data Analyst on Statistics, Tourism Department, Ministry of Tourism, Handicraft and Social and Solidarity Economy, Morocco (see presentation)
Session 9. Coordination with the UN System and other international organizations
- Coordination with the UN System and other international organisations, by Leandry Moreno, Programme Officer, Statistics, Standards and Data Department, UN Tourism (see presentation)
- A comment on the new paradigms in tourism measurement, by Raúl Figueroa Diaz, Director of Satellite Accounts, National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico (see presentation)
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Coordination with the UN System and other international organisations, by Christophe Demunter, Head of Tourism Statistics, European Commission/ Eurostat (see presentation)
Session 10. UN Tourism statistical database
- UN Tourism statistical database, by Eric Hernández, Database Manager and Kepa Aramburu, Expert, Statistics, Standards and Data Department, UN Tourism (see presentation)
Session 11. UN Tourism statistical database
- Mandate of the Committee and Programme of Work, by Clara van der Pol, Director a.i, Statistics, Standards and Data Department, UN Tourism (see presentation)
Background documents
Session 2. Elections of the Board: Chair and Vice-chairs
- List of candidacies for Chair and Vice-chair
- Composition of the official members of the Committee
- Terms of Reference of the Committee
Session 5. Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism (MST): leveraging on institutional strategies
- Report of UN Tourism to the 55th session of the UN Statistical Commission
- Statistical Framework for Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism – version endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission
Session 6. Tourism in the SDGs monitoring framework: inserting an employment indicator as a key component of tourism sustainability
- Proposal submitted by UN Tourism, ILO, Caricom, Austria, Saudi Arabia and Spain
- Metadata of the proposed indicator: Persons employed in the tourism industries
- Compilation of inputs received from the IAEG-SDG Open Consultation for the 2025 Comprehensive Review
Session 7. Towards a harmonized Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Framework for Tourism Businesses
Session 11. Mandate of the Committee and Programme of Work
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