TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNTING

GRAND BARBADOS BEACH RESORT

Addressing the challenges in setting up TSAs

Winfield Griffith, Caribbean Tourism Organization, February, 2007

MAJOR CHALLENCES

Need for relevant capacity building

Traditionally relatively low priority given by

administrators to statistics and TSAs

Need for adequate finance and budgets

Need for coordination and congruence

(harmonising) of (Tourism) statistical systems

region-wide

Raising data quality and content

ADMIN. & MANAGERIAL ISSUES

Ministry of finance determines detail budget line items of most NSOs and Ministries of Tourism. arbitrary cuts to proposed budgets very

common bureaucratic strictures prevail

Tourist Boards and Tourism Authorities given subvention. allowed to manage this autonomouslyDetermine priorities subject to budget

constraints

ADMIN. & MANAGERIAL ISSUES (Con’t)

NSOs organized hierarchically for effective conduct

on statistical exercises Hamstrung by inability to extend operationsSpecialised training for staff slow and falling

backInadequate budgets

ADMIN. & MANAGERIAL ISSUES (Con’t)

NTOs with a few exceptions, not organized for

statistics and research research staffing where it exists lacks structureSpecialised training for staff slow Ample budgets

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

Closer INTEGRATION AND SHARING between NSOs & NTOs. NTOs relatively better financial endowment NSOs relatively greater technical endowment

Closer COOPERATION AND INFORMATION SHARING with national agencies and associations (e.g. HTAs, Imm. Offices, etc) inviting representatives to key planning meeting and

other activities co-opting representatives on working committees

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES (Cont’d)

Closer COOPERATION AND INFORMATION SHARING with regional agencies and organisations (e.g. ECCB,CARICOM, CDB, etc)inviting representatives to key planning

meetings and other activities co-opting representatives on working

committeesUtilizing and technical and other assistance

available

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES (Cont’d)

Closer COOPERATION AND INFORMATION SHARING with international agencies and organisations (e.g. WTO,UNSO, CARTAC, etc)inviting representatives to key planning

meetings and other activities co-opting representatives on working

committeesUtilizing technical expertise and funding

CTOs ROLE

COOPERATING AND INFORMATION SHARING with wider Caribbeancoordinating to key region-wide planning

meetings and other activities Interacting with all relevant organizations to

ensure Securing and providing technical resources

wherever possible

Thank you!