Mongolia became one of the 10 most unfriendly nations for tourists worldwide
FOREIGN tourists feel more welcome in Yemen, Rwanda, Pakistan and with China than they do in Mongolia, according to a World Economic Forum report.
The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 rated 140 countries according to their attractiveness and ability to develop their travel and tourism industries. It used a combination of data from publicly available sources, international travel and tourism institutions and experts.
The report examined the "attitude of a population toward foreign visitors", with a score of one being very unwelcome and seven very welcome. Bolivia was ranked the least tourist-friendly nation in the world, at 140th place it received a score of 4.1. It was closely followed in the unfriendly stakes by Venezuela, the Russian Federation, Kuwait, Pakistan, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Latvia and Iran.
Mongolia ranked slightly better at 131st place with a rating of 5.5 but is still on the bottom 10 of all nations worldwide !
However, all African, Central Asian and Asian countries listed on the report achieved higher scores than Mongolia.
And tourists wanting the warmest welcoming should head to Iceland, New Zealand or Morocco, with both sitting in the top position with a value of 6.8.
Mongolia ranked 99th overall for tourism competitiveness – up two spots since the previous study in 2011. But Mongolia has yet a lot of challenges to overcome (mainly in environment, infrastructure and human resources). As for the attitude of the Mongolian population toward foreign visitors, it is without saying that Mongolian Nazis or other nationalists beating for fun and randomly tourists on the streets of Ulaanbaatar is definitely not helping the welcome feeling!
The dataset includes both survey data from the World Economic Forum's annual Executive Opinion Survey and quantitative data from publicly available sources, international organisations, and tourism institutions and experts (IATA, the IUCN, the UNWTO, WTTC, UNCTAD, and UNESCO). The survey is carried out among chief executive officers and top business leaders in all economies covered by World Economic Forum research.
Mongolian Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (Rank out of 140 & Score out of 7)
2013 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ............................ 99 ......3.6
2011 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ............................101 ......3.6
2009 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ...........................105 ......3.5
T&T regulatory framework .........................................................91 ......4.3
Policy rules and regulations .......................................................79 ......4.4
Environmental sustainability ....................................................137 ......3.2
Safety and security .....................................................................64 ......4.9
Health and hygiene ...................................................................67 ......4.8
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism .............................................100 ......3.9
Business environment and infrastructure ...................................107 ......3.0
Air transport infrastructure ........................................................71 ......2.9
Ground transport infrastructure.................................................135 ......2.4
Tourism infrastructure .............................................................116 ......2.0
ICT infrastructure .....................................................................94 ......2.6
Price competitiveness in the T&T industry ...................................36 ......4.9
T&T human, cultural, and natural resources ................................90 ......3.7
Human resources ......................................................................91 ......4.7
Education and training ..............................................................91 ......4.4
Availability of qualified labor .....................................................84 ......4.9
Affinity for Travel & Tourism ....................................................100 ......4.3
Natural resources ......................................................................85 ......3.3
Cultural resources......................................................................66 ......2.5
SOURCE OF THIS ARTICLE : The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013
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