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Decision-making requires reliable information to guide sound policies and development strategies. In order to support countries in monitoring and better understanding the impact and evolution of tourism across their economies, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) systematically gathers tourism statistics from countries and territories around the world into a vast database that is used to produce two key statistical publications every year: the Compendium of Tourism Statistics and the Yearbook of Tourism Statistics. Together, these two publications constitute the most comprehensive statistical information available on the tourism sector. The UNWTO Compendium of Tourism Statistics provides data and indicators on inbound, outbound and domestic tourism, as well as on the number and types of tourism industries, the number of employees by tourism industry, and macroeconomic indicators related to international tourism. This is complemented by the Yearbook of Tourism Statistics which focuses specifically on data related to inbound tourism (total arrivals and overnight stays), broken down by country of origin. The statistics presented in the 2019 editions of the Compendium and the Yearbook give an insight into tourism's multiple facets and its ever-growing importance and are an indispensable reference for all tourism stakeholders. Above all, they provide decision makers with the information needed for more evidence-based policymaking and, as a result, more sustainable tourism development.

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The WTO originated as the International Congress of Official Tourist Traffic Associations, which was set up in 1925. It went through several transformations over the years and was officially converted into a specialized agency of the United Nations in 2003. The organization is the most significant global body concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information on international tourism and it serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and practical tourism know-how. In 2006 it was comprised of 150 countries, seven territories and more than 300 Affiliated Members representing the private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations and local tourism authorities.

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