TRAVEL AND COMPETITIVENESS INDEX (2015)

The index has been developed in the context of the World Economic Forum’s Industry Partnership Programme for Aviation & Travel, and in close collaboration with its strategic design partner Strategy& and its data partners Bloom consulting, Deloitte, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the UNWTO and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

Still based on 14 pillars, this edition’s new methodology is organized into four sub indexes:

The Enabling Environment sub-index, which captures the general settings necessary for operating in a country:

  1. Business Environment
  2. Safety and Security
  3. Health and Hygiene
  4. Human Resources and Labour Market
  5. ICT Readiness

 The T&T Policy and Enabling Conditions sub-index, which captures specific policies or strategic aspects that impact the T&T industry more directly:

  1. Prioritization of Travel and Tourism
  2. International Openness
  3. Price Competitiveness
  4. Environmental Sustainability

 The Infrastructure sub-index, which captures the availability and quality of physical infrastructure of each economy:

  1. Air Transport Infrastructure
  2. Ground and Port Infrastructure
  3. Tourist Service Infrastructure

 And the Natural and Cultural Resources sub-index, which captures the principal “reasons to travel”:

  1. Natural Resources
  2. Cultural Resources and Business Travel

 Ranking: RG= Regional Rank, GR= Global Rank

 Southern and Western Europe

  1. Spain (RG 1, GR 1)
  2. France (RG 2, GR 2)
  3. Germany (RG 3, GR 3)
  4. Switzerland (RG 5, GR 6)
  5. Italy (RG 6, GR 8)
  6. Austria (RG 7, GR 12)
  7. Netherlands (RG 8, GR 14)
  8. Portugal (RG 9, GR 15)
  9. Belgium (RG 13, GR 21)
  10. Luxembourg (RG 16, GR 26)
  11. Greece (RG 18, GR 31)
  12. Croatia (RG 19, GR 33)
  13. Cyprus (RG 20, GR 36)
  14. Slovenia (RG 23, GR 39)
  15. Malta (RG 24, GR 40)
  16. Montenegro (RG 33, GR 67)
  17. Macedonia FYR (RG 34, GR 82)
  18. Serbia (RG 35, GR 95)
  19. Albania (RG 36, GR 106)

Northern and Eastern Europe

  1. UK (RG 4, GR 5)
  2. Iceland (RG 10, GR 18)
  3. Ireland (RG 11, GR 19)
  4. Norway (RG 12, GR 20)
  5. Finland (RG 14, GR 22)
  6. Sweden (RG 15, GR 23)
  7. Denmark (RG 17, GR 27)
  8. Czech Republic (RG 21, GR 37)
  9. Estonia (RG 22, GR 38)
  10. Hungary (RG 25, GR 41)
  11. Russian Federation (RG 26, GR 45)
  12. Poland (RG 27, GR 47)
  13. Bulgaria (RG 28, GR 49)
  14. Latvia (RG 29, GR 53)
  15. Lithuania (RG 30, GR 61)
  16. Romania (RG 32, GR 66)
  17. Moldova (RG 37, GR 111)

 Global Ranking

  1. Spain
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. United States
  5. United Kingdom
  6. Switzerland
  7. Australia
  8. Italy
  9. Japan
  10. Canada
  11. Singapore
  12. Austria
  13. Hong Kong SAR
  14. Netherlands
  15. Portugal
  16. New Zealand
  17. China
  18. Iceland
  19. Ireland
  20. Norway
  21. Belgium
  22. Finland
  23. Sweden
  24. United Arab Emirates
  25. Malaysia
  26. Luxembourg
  27. Denmark
  28. Brazil
  29. Korea, Rep
  30. Mexico
  31. Greece
  32. Taiwan, China
  33. Croatia
  34. Panama
  35. Thailand
  36. Cyprus
  37. Czech Republic
  38. Estonia
  39. Slovenia
  40. Malta
  41. Hungary
  42. Costa Rica
  43. Qatar
  44. Turkey
  45. Russian Federation
  46. Barbados
  47. Poland
  48. South Africa
  49. Bulgaria
  50. Indonesia
  51. Chile
  52. India
  53. Latvia
  54. Seychelles
  55. Puerto Rico
  56. Mauritius
  57. Argentina
  58. Peru
  59. Lithuania
  60. Bahrain
  61. Slovak Republic
  62. Morocco
  63. Sri Lanka
  64. Saudi Arabia
  65. Oman
  66. Romania
  67. Montenegro
  68. Colombia
  69. Trinidad and Tobago
  70. Namibia
  71. Georgia
  72. Israel
  73. Uruguay
  74. Philippines
  75. Vietnam
  76. Jamaica
  77. Jordan
  78. Kenya
  79. Tunisia
  80. Guatemala
  81. Dominican Republic
  82. Macedonia FYR
  83. Egypt
  84. Azerbaijan
  85. Kazakhstan
  86. Cape Verde
  87. Bhutan
  88. Bostwana
  89. Armenia
  90. Honduras
  91. El Salvador
  92. Nicaragua
  93. Tanzania
  94. Lebanon
  95. Serbia
  96. Lao PDR
  97. Iran, Islamic Rep.
  98. Rwanda
  99. Mongolia
  100. Bolivia
  101. Suriname
  102. Nepal
  103. Kuwait
  104. Guyana
  105. Cambodia
  106. Albania
  107. Zambia
  108. Swaziland
  109. Gambia, The
  110. Venezuela
  111. Moldova
  112. Senegal
  113. Paraguay
  114. Uganda
  115. Zimbabwe
  116. Kyrgyz Republic
  117. Côte d’Ivoire
  118. Ethiopia
  119. Tajikistan
  120. Ghana
  121. Madagascar
  122. Cameroon
  123. Algeria
  124. Gabon
  125. Pakistan
  126. Malawi
  127. Bangladesh
  128. Mali
  129. Lesotho
  130. Mozambique
  131. Nigeria
  132. Sierra Leone
  133. Haiti
  134. Myanmar
  135. Burundi
  136. Burkina Faso
  137. Mauritania
  138. Yemen
  139. Angola
  140. Guinea
  141. Chad

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