Foreword  3

Acknowledgements  4

Reader's guide  9

Executive summary  16

Chapter 1. Tourism trends, performance and outlook  18

Tourism resilience being tested by uncertainty  19

Uncertain outlook shaped by developments in the Middle East  26

Toward more balanced, sustainable and resilient tourism outcomes  29

References  33

Note  34

Chapter 2. Tourism policies, priorities and governance  35

Strengthening governance for improved tourism management  36

Harnessing data for informed tourism decision making  40

Deploying new technologies to boost tourism innovation  43

Improving the enabling environment for tourism businesses  45

Diversifying the tourism economy for balanced tourism development  48

Promoting seamless and resilient tourism transport  50

Addressing the environmental pressures shaping tourism  52

Broadening participation and unlocking the potential of accessible tourism  54

Mobilising financing and investment for tourism development  56

References  58

Chapter 3. Enhancing the social benefits of tourism  61

Understanding the social impacts of tourism  62

Fostering tourism that promotes economic and social prosperity  68

Policy considerations to enhance the social benefits of tourism  83

References  85

Notes  90

Chapter 4. Adapting tourism to extreme weather-related events  91

Trends in changing weather conditions and extreme weather-related events  92

Impacts of extreme weather-related events on tourism  93

Measures to minimise the impacts of extreme weather-related events on tourism  97

Policy considerations to prepare tourism for extreme weather-related events  107

References  109

Note  111