Meeting Industry Economic Impact

							THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
   OF THE MEETING
      INDUSTRY

             Zacharias Kaplanides
                   Economist
         Secretary General EFAPCO
      Board of Directors Hellenic-Russian
            Chamber of Commerce
              Managing Director
                Zita Companies
The Economic Impact of the Meeting
            Industry


CONTRIBUTION OF TOURISM TO
THE GLOBAL GROSS PRODUCT :
5-6 %
The Economic Impact of the Meeting
            Industry


THE WTO EXPECTS THE NEXT 10
YEARS A FASTER INCREASE IN THE
TOURISM INDUSTRY
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            Industry



THE MEETING INDUSTRY IS
ALREADY 12 % OF THE GLOBAL
TOURISM AND WITH HIGHER
DEVELOPMENT
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            Industry


THE TOURISM PRODUCT IN
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES
GREECE, EGYPT, TUNISIA, MOROCCO
AND EVEN SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND
TURKEY SURPASSES 10% OF THEIR
GNP
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THE IMPACT IN EMPLOYMENT IS AS
WELL HIGH IN THESE COUNTRIES.
For every 1 new employee in the tourist
sector, we have 2 new ones in the
whole industry of the country.
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HISTORY, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND
NATURAL BEAUTY FORM A HUGE
CONTRIBUTION TO THE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT IN THESE COUNTRIES.
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            Industry

IN THE UPCOMING YEARS, COUNTRIES
WILL TURN TO THE EXPLOITATION OF
THE CONSTANT RISE IN TOURISM
DEMAND.
RESULT : CREATION OF INTENSE
COMPETITION BETWEEN MATURE
TOURISM COUNTRIES AND DEVELOPING
ONES.
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ADVANTAGES FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES
WILL FADE.
WE EXPECT THE NECESSITY FOR NEW
EFFECTIVE MOTIVATION TO PREVAIL,
WHERE THE MEETING INDUSTRY IS ONE
OF THE MAIN ISSUES.
Long Term Arrivals Projection-
   Market Share by Region

  70%
        59,8%
  60%

  50%       45,9%

  40%

  30%                   25,4%
                                19,3% 18,1%
  20%
                    14,4%

  10%
                                              3,6% 5,0%    2,2%
                                                                  4,4%
                                                                         0,7% 1,2%
  0%
        Europe      East Asia   Americas      Africa      Middle East South Asia
                     and the
                     Pacific
                                 1995      2020
Europe-Tourist Arrivals Market
      Share By Region
  35%
                        32,1%
                                                    31,1%
                                                            29,9%
  30%
                                25,8%
                                                                    24,7%
  25%                                       22,9%

  20%


  15%           13,5%
        11,4%
  10%

                                                                                    4,9%
  5%                                                                         3,8%


  0%
         Northern        Western          Central/Eastern   Southern            East
                                                                            Mediterranean
                                        2000   2020
BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF
    CONGRESS TOURISM
   CONGRESS TOURISM
     MICE INDUSTRY



 CONGRESS TOURISM FAST
DEVELOPING SEGMENT OF THE
     WORLD TOURISM
ADVANTAGES OF CONGRESS
       TOURISM

HIGH INCOME LEVEL
TOURISM FOR ALMOST 12 MONTHS
HIGH EDUCATIONAL-SOCIAL LEVEL
USE OF MULTITUDE OF SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS MARKET
           (ICCA Data)

HEADQUARTERS OF INTERNATIONAL
       ORGANISATIONS


  EUROPE                65%
  ASIA                  7%
  AUSTRALIA             2%
  N. AMERICA            24%
  S. AMERICA            2%
  AFRICA                0%
MARKET SHARE BASED ON MEETINGS

EUROPE                  62%
ASIA                    16%
AUSTRALIA                4%
N. AMERICA              10%
S. AMERICA               6%
AFRICA                   2%
TYPES OF CONGRESS CENTRES USED FOR
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES (ICCA Data)




CONGRESS CENTRES              43,5%
HOTELS                        35,7%
UNIVERSITIES                  14,9%
OTHERS                        10,4%
MAIN SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES
                  (ICCA Data)


      MEDICINE               26,7%
      SCIENCES               11,6%
      TECHNOLOGY              9,8%
      INDUSTRY                7,6%
      SOCIAL SCIENCES         4,6%
      EDUCATION               4,1%
      ECONOMICS               3,8%
      COMMERCE                3,7%
      AGRICULTURAL            4,0%
      OTHERS                 24,1%
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
   FOR YOUR TIME