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TOURISM: MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK
For Europe and the World
2000
2005
2010
2000
20052010
2016
2016
116 bn
209bn
321bn
72 bn
116bn121bn
USD 397bn
USD 145bn
Tourist spendingin low- and
middle-income countries
Tourist spendingin low- and middle-income countries
in USD
Development aidin USD
Worldwide state
development aid
Sources: UNWTO, OECD
Tourist spending is many times higher than development aid
Tourism is supporting the development of education systems, jobs, prosperity and infra-structures in emerging and developing markets around the globe. These days, tourists bring around 400 billion US dollars into low- and middle-income countries and that figure will continue to rise. In comparison, the development aid budgets of all donor countries together is just 145 billion US dollars. Although that budget has doubled since 2000, the amount of funds provided by tourists has increased almost 3.5-fold in the same period. This makes tourism an extremely effective instrument for combatting the reasons for global migration.
TOURISM: THREE FACTS ABOUT ITS RELEVANCE FOR EUROPE AND THE WORLD
TUI, the world’s leading tourism group, supports the positive social effects of tourism on its home continent of Europe and with a global growth programme. TUI is committed to sustainable tourism and it aims to organise 10 million holidays a year to sustainably-certified hotels by 2020. Furthermore, TUI aims to raise €10 million per year by 2020 to maximise the positive impacts of tourism, particularly investing in projects in destinations through the TUI Care Foundation.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
TUI policyLOUNGE www.tui-policylounge.com
Sustainability at TUI www.tui-sustainability.com
TUI Care Foundation www.tuicarefoundation.com
Futouris www.futouris.org/en
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) www.unwto.org
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) www.wttc.org
Tourism employment in southern EU member statesShare of total employment, direct, indirect and induced e�ects, 2016
Tourism investmentsShare of total investments, 2016
Greece
Cyprus
Portugal
Spain
EU average EU average
23.4%
22.0%
19.6%
14.5%
11.6%
15.7%
11.9%
9.8%
6.9%
4.9%Source: WTTC Source: WTTC
Tourism provides stability in southern Europe
Southern Europe was particularly hard hit by the economic crisis. During the recession that followed, the tourism sector didn’t just safeguard jobs, it also created many new ones. It is currently driving growth more than any other sector – which is reflected in new invest- ments worth billions. Stability in southern Europe boosts the EU’s overall strength in challenging times.
Tourism creates a great number of jobs in Europe
The tourism industry plays an extremely important role in Europe. It contributes almost 550 billion euros to the EU’s gross domestic product and provides 11.4 million people with employment. If you also count the indirect and induced jobs, tourism actually provides 26.6 million jobs. According to fore- casts that figure will continue to rise, and tourism could create 4.2 million new jobs by 2027 if the political framework is right. It is a solid and crisis-resistant sector with major corporations such as TUI as well as many SMEs and family-run businesses.
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Employment through tourismJobs in the EU
Major job potentialShare of total EU employment accounted for by tourism in percent
11.4 m
direct15.2 m
indirect and induced
Source: WTTC Source: WTTC
2016 Forecast 2027
26.6 m11.6% 13.2%
+ 4.2 m new jobs
TUI GROUP – AN OVERVIEW
YOUR CONTACTS
Frank Puttmann Head of Public Policy
Berlin
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +49 (0)30 6090 2060-30
Thomas Ellerbeck Member of the Group Executive Committee of the TUI GROUP
and Chairman of the TUI Care Foundation’s Board of Trustees
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +49 (0)511 566-6000 | +49 (0)30 6090 2060-60
Dr Ralf Pastleitner Director International Public Policy and EU Affairs
Brussels
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +32 2 302 9872
www.tui-policylounge.com
Global Group – Company headquarters in Germany20 million customer travel worldwide to 180 destination regions
Turnover: 18.5 billion euros*
Adjusted EBITA 1.1 billion euros* 325 company-owned hotels with 239,000 beds
An FTSE-100 company 5 tour operator airlines with around 150 aircraft
Market capitalisation 11.6 billion euros** 16 cruise ships
67,000 employees in 130 countries 1,600 travel agencies and leading online portals
* Numbers based on the 2016/17 business year ** Status 14 June 2018