Travel and Tourism - Syria - August 2010

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
INTRODUCTION
DATA SOURCES
BACKGROUND
 HISTORY
 GEOGRAPHY
ATTRACTIONS
 DAMASCUS
 ALEPPO
 PALMYRA
 OTHER ATTRACTIONS
TOURISM AND THE ECONOMY
Figure 1: Tourism growth rates for 2008 and 2009
Figure 2: Tourism employment, 2004-09
Figure 3: Tourism investment rates, 2003-09
ARRIVALS
 INTERNATIONAL
Figure 4: Growth rates in arrivals from key source markets, Q1/2010 vs Q1/2009
Figure 5: Arrivals by continent, 2000-09
Figure 6: Comparison of key tourism indicators for 2008 and 2009
 DOMESTIC
MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
 INTERNATIONAL
Purpose of visit
Figure 7: Reasons for visiting, average estimates for 2006-09
Seasonality
Figure 8: Arrivals per quarter, 2009
Length of stay
Figure 9: Length of stay and expenditure of key source markets, 2009
 DOMESTIC
Purpose of visit
Seasonality
Length of stay
TRANSPORT
Figure 10: Growth in arrivals through different entry points, Q1/2009 vs Q1/2010
 AIR
 ROAD
 RAIL
 SEA
ACCOMMODATION
Figure 11: Growth in hotels, rooms and beds, 2000-10
Figure 12: Occupancy of Syrian hotels, 2009
TOURISM NEWS
 CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE TOURISM SECTOR
Focused investment promotion
Improved management of sites and surroundings
WHAT NEXT?
 MANAGING GROWTH
 THE MISSING ELEMENTS