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Destinations 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth
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Destinations 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth
Released on Apr 22, 2022
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Destinations 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth

This report provides cities worldwide with insights, a framework and recommendations to grow their Travel & Tourism sector resiliently, and with sustainable, inclusive, destination management policies.

This report provides cities worldwide with insights, a framework and recommendations to grow their Travel & Tourism sector resiliently, and with sustainable, inclusive, destination management policies.
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This comprehensive analysis examines how a city can best prepare for, and manage, sustainable tourism growth so that destinations are not only great places to visit, but also great places to live in.

 

·          63 worldwide cities assessed across 75 indicators and data points in the tourism readiness index

·          Framework defined for 5 city typologies; each at different stages of tourism development, showcasing  the relationship and interconnectedness of the many factors required to enhance a city’s tourism readiness. 

·          Top 10 cities, and best practice case studies, for each of 8 pillars such as ‘Leisure’, ‘Business’, ‘Environmental Readiness’ ,‘Safety and Security’ and ‘Policy Prioritisation’

·          Recommendations for destinations looking to grow their Travel & Tourism in a smart, sustainable, resilient and inclusive way

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Methodology and sources

For further explanation of the methodology and sources behind this Economic Impact Research, please refer to these two supporting papers:

2024 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.
2025 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

The full report

For much more data on , including data across other indicators and years, see the full Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research report for .

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Thought Leadership
Impact of Travel

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