What are the global initiatives

What are the PTSA Tables*? on the development of Tourism

Satellite Accounts?
2017: International Year of Sustainable Tourism for
Development
2017: Declared in the Manila Call for Action on
Measuring Sustainable Tourism during the
6 th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism
Statistics in June 2017; participated by 88 countries,
statisticians, etc.
2008: Sixth International Tourism Forum for
Parliamentarians and Local Authorities Workshop
on developing Tourism Statistics and TSA, Cebu,
Philippines
2001: 44 countries developed and implemented the
TSA

P H IL IP P IN E
1999: OECD Tourism Committee made its
1st recommendation for a tourism satellite accounts
1994: UN and UNWTO published

TOURISM
Recommendations on Tourism Statistics
1983: UNWTO and UNSD aligned tourism within
the recommendations of the System of National

SATELLITE
Accounts

How can sustainability of tourism

be measured?

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Society
Statistical Domain
Economy

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What is Philippine Tourism
Satellite Accounts (PTSA)?
Historical Developments of the PTSA What is Tourism Expenditure?
Tourism expenditure is the amount paid for
The PTSA provides a comprehensive set of
the acquisition of consumption goods and
information on tourism that facilitates its
analysis in the context of macroeconomic 1988 1997 1999 2005 2009 services as well as valuables, for own use or to
give away, for and during tourism trips.
accounts. It also presents supply and use of
Research study on Creation of the Inter- Initial compilation of Approval and adoption Approval of It includes expenditures by visitors themselves
tourism goods and services, the output of
the contribution of Agency Committee on Philippine Tourism of the Philippine methodology as well as expenses that are paid for or
tourism industries vis-a-vis the consumption tourism to the the Development of Satellite Accounts Tourism Statistical for compiling
reimbursed by others.
expenditures of tourists. In addition, it provides Philippine Satellite Account on (PTSA) estimates: Classification System the PTSA
economy Tourism in the 1994 and 1998 PTSA (PTSCS)
physical/non-monetary indicators which Tourism Expenditure Items
Philippines estimates
explain the impact of tourism through
Accommodation services for visitors
indicators, such as tourist arrivals, length of
stay, employment, types of accommodation and
means of transport. 2011 2016 2020 2021 Food and beverage serving services

Transport services
What are the basic concepts Start of annual official Approval and adoption of Overall revision of PTSA, Approval of the regular

of PTSA? release of PTSA

covering the period
2016 Philippine Tourism
Statistical Classification
2000-2018
Estimates were revised following
conduct of the Household
Survey on Domestic
Entertainment and recreation services
the Overall Revision and Rebasing
2000 to 2010 System (PTSCS) Visitors (HSDV) Travel agencies and other reservation
Traveler is an individual who moves between (ORR) of the Philippine System of
different geographic locations, for any purpose National Accounts (PSNA) with
services
and any duration. the 2018 serving as base year. Country-specific tourism characteristic
Release of tables on Tourism services (Shopping)
Travel refers to the activity of travelers.
Gross Fixed Capital
Miscellaneous
Trip refers to the travel by a person from the Formation and Tourism
Collective Consumption
time of departure from his usual residence
until he/she returns: it thus refers to a round
trip. What are the forms of Tourism? How is the PTSA compiled?
Usual environment is the geographical area
Domestic Tourism comprises the activities of Inbound Tourism comprises the activities of The PTSA is aligned with the concepts and
within which an individual conducts his/her
definitions of the System of National Accounts
regular life routines. resident visitors within the country of non-resident visitors (foreign visitors or
(SNA 2008). It also follows the international
reference either as part of a domestic tourism nationals permanently residing abroad) within
Visitor is a traveler taking a trip to a main guidelines by the United Nations (UN) World
trip or part of an outbound tourism trip. the country of reference on an inbound tourism Tourism Organization and UN Statistics Division
destination outside his/her usual environment,
trip. adopted by all countries.
for less than a year, for any main purpose
Internal Tourism comprises domestic and Outbound Tourism comprises the activities of
(business, leisure, or other personal purpose)
inbound tourism, that is, the activities of resident visitors outside the country of
other than to be employed by a resident entity
resident and non-resident visitors within the reference, either as part of an outbound tourism
in the country or place visited.
country of reference as part of domestic or trip or as part of a domestic tourism trip.
Tourist is an overnight visitor. international tourism trips.
Excursionist is a same-day visitor. References: International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics
United Nations World Tourism Organization: https://statistics.unwto.org/