ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/83/Rev.1
Department of Economic and Social Affairs Statistics Division Statistical Papers Series M No.83/Rev.1
International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008
As approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission at its 39th session (26-29 February 2008) and submitted to the United Nations editors. References to the SNA, Rev.1 and BPM6 are provisional.
United Nations
Nations Unies
Madrid, New York, 2008
Foreword
The International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 (IRTS 2008) were prepared in accordance with the decision of the United Nations Statistical Commission at its thirty-fifth session (2-5 March 2004) 1 and revise the 1993 Recommendations on Tourism Statistics adopted by the Commission in 1993 and published in 19942. IRTS 2008 were drafted by UNWTO in close cooperation with UNSD, ILO and other members of the Inter-agency Coordination Group on Tourism Statistics created in 2004 at the request of the Commission and comprising UNWTO, UNSD, ILO, OECD, Eurostat, IMF and WTO. They incorporate findings and conclusions of the UNWTO Committee on Statistics and Tourism Satellite Account, inputs received from national statistical offices, national tourism administrations and international organizations during a worldwide consultation on its contents. A draft version of IRTS 2008 was reviewed and endorsed by the United Nations Expert Group on Tourism Statistics which met in New York on 25-28 June 2007. Statistics Canada provided a thorough review of the text prior to its submission to the Commission for adoption. Preparation of IRTS 2008 is a part of UNWTO and UNSD efforts to strengthen countries methodological and operational foundations of tourism statistics in an integrated manner including enhancement of their coherence with other official statistics and further development of tourism satellite accounts. IRTS 2008 provides the comprehensive methodological framework for collection and compilation of tourism statistics in all countries irrespective of the level of development of their statistical systems. Its primary audience is the staff of national statistical offices and national tourism administrations involved in the compilation of these statistics. Also, IRTS 2008 contains a wealth of information which might be of interest to data users who would like to understand better the nature of tourism data. In addition, general guidance with respect to data sources and data compilation methods is also provided that will be complemented by an upcoming IRTS 2008 Compilation Guide, to be released in 2010.

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