This report attempts to assess the performance and economic role of the international tourism sector in D-8 countries in the latest five-year period for which the data are available. It analyses the two traditionally used indicators in measuring international tourism, i.e. international tourist arrivals and international tourism receipts.

The analysis is made at both the individual country and D-8 regional levels. The Report dedicates a section to the Islamic tourism topic, which constitutes a great potential for the development of the tourism sector in D-8 countries. In the final chapter, the Report sheds light on the challenges of tourism development in D-8 countries and the issue of tourism cooperation among them and proposes some recommendations to serve as broad policy guidelines to which the attention of these countries needs to be drawn.

Online Electronic Version

• International Tourism in D-8 Member States: Status and Prospects (English)