The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) ranked India 54th position (down from 46th in 2019) with a score of 4.1 in its Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021, but still India remains top performer within South Asia.
- Japan has topped (1) the global chart and the bottom position (117) is occupied by the country Chad.
Theme:
The Theme of the WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 is “Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient Future”.
Key Points:
i.The WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 is a direct evolution of the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index, which has been published biennially for the past 15 years.
ii.The Index assesses 117 economies, based on 5 subindexes, 17 pillars and 112 individual indicators, distributed among the different pillars.
iii.The five Sub indexes are –
- Enabling Environment
- Travel and Tourism Policy and Enabling Conditions
- Infrastructure
- Travel and Tourism Demand Drivers
- Travel and Tourism Sustainability
iv.Countries that show greatest improvement in the Score are – Vietnam (+4.7%, 60th to 52nd), Indonesia (+3.4%, 44th to 32nd) and Saudi Arabia (+2.3%, 43rd to 33rd).
v.However, Malaysia (-3.0%, 29th to 38th), India (-2.6%, 46th to 54th) and Mongolia (-2.1%, 76th to 84th) had the largest declines in ranking.
vi.Other than the USA, the top 10 economies on the Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 are the high-income economies in Europe or the Asia Pacific.
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Countries in the Global Ranking:
| Rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 5.2 |
| 2 | United States of America (USA) | 5.2 |
| 3 | Spain | 5.2 |
| 4 | France | 5.1 |
| 5 | Germany | 5.1 |
| 54 | India | 4.1 |
Other than the United States, the top 10 economies on the Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 are the high-income economies in Europe or the Asia Pacific.
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