Description: In accordance with Article VI-1 of the FAO Constitution, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) organized the Thirtieth session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS30), convened along with its side events in Kathmandu, Nepal during 19-24 May 2024 at the kind invitation of the Government of Nepal.
Organizer(s): UNWTO Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Nepal Tourism Board
Description: The Workshop aims to improve the statistical capacity in the field of tourism statistics for the participating countries in the region to be able to carry out the following: - promote the development of the System of Tourism Statistics as a necessary condition in order to make progress in the measurement and analysis of tourism; - begin the tasks contemplated in the different stages recommended by UNWTO for the development of a TSA; - make the necessary steps towards the piloting of Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism.
Target Audience: The High-level Discussion “Measuring Tourism for People, Planet and Prosperity” is geared towards high-level officials in National Tourism Administrations and National Statistical Offices. The technical trainings sessions target statistics professionals and managerial staff with responsibilities in the field of tourism statistics and/or Tourism Satellite Account, who work in different types of institutions, such as: - National Tourism Administrations; - National Tourism Organization; - National Statistical Offices; - Balance of Payments departments of Central Banks; - Entities in charge of border statistics (arrivals and departures of international travellers) such as Migration/Interior Departments; - Business Associations of Tourism Activities.
