Singapore named Asia most competitive tourism destinations

In this year’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, Singapore was named the most competitive Asian destination for travel and tourism, moving six spaces to make tenth for most competitive global destination.

2009’s report, with the theme “Managing in a Time of Turbulence”, looks closely at the impacts of oil prices in the tourism industry and also price competitiveness in attracting customers.

Switzerland, Austria and Germany were named the top three, with their positions unchanged from 2008. France shot up from tenth to fourth, followed by Canada at fifth up from last year’s ninth position.

Singapore was the only Asian destination to make the top ten.

“We are pleased to have improved our ranking in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009 to be among the top 10 countries globally and the only Asian country in the top 10 out of 133 countries,” said John Gregory Conceicao, Singapore Tourism Board Director Strategic Planning.

“This is an indication of Singapore’s strengths in its tourism management and infrastructure. It will in turn strengthen our efforts to ride out the current downturn and position ourselves for future growth.”

Singapore’s “excellent” transport infrastructure, both public and air, was noted in the report, as well as its human resources sector and environmental policies.

“To thrive, or even survive, in this period of uncertainty and change, both the travel and tourism industry, and destinations themselves will need to approach the challenges in a holistic and systemic manner,” said Thea Chiesa, the World Economic Forum Head of Aviation, Travel and Tourism.

“This would allow innovative ideas to emerge, new directions to be taken, new alliances to be forged and profits to be reaped. This comprehensive approach to travel and tourism competitiveness is taken in the report aims to contribute to this discussion.”

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