This report presents the 2022 edition of the OECD Tourism Trends and Policies publication. It was produced by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the OECD Tourism Committee. The report was undertaken in co-operation with the European Union*.
The report benefitted from significant contributions, feedback and guidance from policy makers and statisticians from OECD member and partner countries. It also benefitted from consultation and feedback from industry representatives and associations, including Business@OECD, and intergovernmental organisations, including UN Environment, UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report has also been informed by discussions at the Global Forum on Tourism Statistics, Knowledge and Policies hosted by Korea in 2021, on the theme Reshaping tourism for a more resilient and sustainable tomorrow,
The report was co-ordinated and edited by Jane Stacey, Head of the Tourism Unit, under the supervision of Celine Kauffmann, Head of the Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Tourism Division (CFE) and Nadim Ahmad, Deputy Director (CFE). She was supported by Kristen Corrie, Policy Analyst (CFE), co-author of chapter 1 and author of chapter 2, as well as James Tops, Junior Policy Analyst (CFE) and Jenna Cunningham, Junior Consultant, who managed the preparation of the country policy profiles and undertook substantial co-ordination, drafting and editing. Sergio Montoya, Statistician (CFE), managed the statistical database and developed country statistical profiles and synthesis tables. Monserrat Fonbonnat, Assistant (CFE), provided administrative support. Pilar Philip and François Iglesias (CFE) served as publication co‑ordinators. The statistical component of the report is available via the OECD’s statistical online platform – OECD.Stat.
Richard Dickinson (Tomorrow’s Tourism) provided drafting inputs for Chapter 1 and the country profiles. Chapter 3 was drafted by Susanne Becken and Daniel Scott (University of Surrey), with inputs from the Secretariat. In addition, the report benefitted from contributions and feedback provided by other OECD colleagues in the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) and the Environment Directorate (ENV).
* This document was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.