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Tunisia: 2008 WEF Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index ranks Tunisia 1st in Africa and 2 nd in the Arab world
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Tunisia Online (Tunis)
6 March 2008
Posted to the web 7 March 2008
Tunis
The 2008 World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Competitive Index (TTCI) ranks Tunisia (39), first in Africa and second in the Arab World out of 130 nations, in its recently released index. The TTCI index ranks Tunisia second after Qatar (37). It precedes the UAE (40), Bahrain (48), Jordan (43) and Egypt (66). In Africa , Tunisia is ranked first after Mauritius (41) and South Africa (60).
Tunisia also precedes Thailand (42), Brazil (49), and Turkey (54).
Switzerland tops the report and is followed by Austria (2) and Germany (3) while Chad closes it with (130).
The report writes that Tunisia "ranks 39 th with an excellent assessment of the prioritization of travel and tourism, similar to countries like Spain and Switzerland -With high government spending on the sector, effective destination -marketing campaigns and attendance at most international tourism fairs". Furthermore adds the report "unlike some other countries in the region, Tunisia is perceived as relatively safe from crime and violence, including terrorism. In addition, price competitiveness is a positive attribute, ranked 13 th with very competitive hotel prices, reasonable fuel levels and reasonable taxation".
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The TTCI which is produced by the World Economic Forum, is also made in collaboration with a number of major relevant international institutions such as the World Tourism Organization, The World Travel & Tourism Council, and International Air Transportation Association (IATA).
The index is composed of 14 criteria, dubbed 'pillars' of T&T competitiveness.
These are: Policy rules and regulations, environmental sustainability, safety and security, health and hygiene, prioritization of travel and tourism, air transport infrastructure, ground transport infrastructure, tourism infrastructure, ICT infrastructure, price competitiveness in the T&T industry, human resources, affinity for travel and tourism, natural resources, and cultural resources.
Tunisia is a Southern Mediterranean country in North Africa. To write of Tunisia as an "African" country is evasive, manipulative and misleading. Blacks and their European masters do this in order to avoid the real problems that beset sub-saharan Africa- famine, AIDS, illiteracy, lack of hygiene , absence of history, architecture, culture etc. Pretending like the accomplishments of an ALIEN culture, race and civilization can be somehow attributed to the world's second largest continent is absurd and anti-intellectual, that is to say, typically Black. The fact is that the Southern Mediterranean region and its people were once slave owners, and... [Read Full Text]
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