Algeria ranks 14 in Arab World and 112 Globally: Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 (WEF)

After a difficult period that recast much of the Travel & Tourism (T&T) industry’s landscape, the sector is slowly recovering from the economic downturn. In this context, the fourth edition of The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report is released at a time when the industry is looking forward with cautious optimism and exploring new and innovative ways of ensuring successful development.

Algeria ranks 14 in Arab world and 112 globally among 139 countries on the list of Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 by the World Economic Forum. The

report related the decline of tourism in Algeria to the concerns to access markets and the poor promotion of the national tourism product despite the natural resources, Rome, Arab and Turkish historical presence in a number of places.

The report also praises “Djanet” (South of Algeria) saying that it is “one of the most beautiful natural paintings in the world”.

 Tunisia ranks 5 in Arab World and 45 globally having achieved the best performance in this field, while Egypt ranks 10 in AW and 87 globally.

Despite its recent difficulties, the T&T sector is widely recognized as a critical sector worldwide and one that provides significant potential for economic growth and development. A growing national T&T sector contributes to employment, raises national income, and can improve a country’s balance of payments. 

The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 measures and analyzes the drivers of T&T competitiveness in economies around the world. Its main goal is to provide a useful tool for governments and business leaders in overcoming the obstacles to T&T competitiveness, in order to benefit fully from the sector’s development. The Report includes an analysis of the rankings of the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), which aims to measure the factors and policies that make it attractive to develop the T&T sector in 139 industrialized and emerging economies. It also features a variety of essays on key T&T issues by prominent industry thinkers.

In this year’s report findings, Switzerland, Germany and France have the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry, according to the fourth Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, released by the World Economic Forum at the Global Tourism Forum 2011 (GTF) held in Andorra. Austria, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Spain and Singapore complete the top 10.