Resolution of the international conference on travel and tourism statistics, Ottawa, Canada, 24-28 June 1991

Abstract

The present report includes the text of the Resolutions of the International Conference on Travel and Tourism Statistics (Ottawa, Canada, 24-28 June 1991) also approved by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) General Assembly at its ninth session held at Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 30 September to 4 October 1991. The countries of the African region are invited to examine both the Resolutions and the Annexes and to provide their comments and observations on specific aspects of the definitions, classifications and statistical standards calling for more thorough study and clarification in order to better reflect the situation and the particular interests of African countries. The Joint Conference of African Planners, Statisticians and Demographers is also invited to define concrete actions which could be recommended at the national, regional and international levels in order to implement the Resolutions of the Ottawa Conference in the African region.