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Seychelles became the first African country to fully launch its Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), as a part of its drive to strengthen its tourism data system
Seychelles became the first African country to fully launch its Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), as a part of its drive to strengthen its tourism data system.
Tourism satellite accounts help a country to measure the economic impact of tourism in a destination and estimate with accuracy how much tourism contributes to the GDP.
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During the launching ceremony, tourism statistics expert from UNWTO, Kevin Willington, said that tourism directly contributes 16.5 percent to Seychelles’ GDP, which is very significant, adding that in most countries, this figure was considerably lower than that. He took the example of the UK where tourism contributed only 3.8 percent. The TSA measures direct contribution based on what tourists spend directly with businesses in Seychelles, whereas indirect contributions are not taken into account. The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) project for Seychelles started in 2019.
