Travel And Tourism in Afghanistan
Euromonitor International's Travel And Tourism in Afghanistan report offers a comprehensive guide to the market at a national level. It looks at travel accommodation, transportation, car rental, tourist attractions and retail travel. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market, including background information on disposable income, annual leave and holiday taking habits.
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Chapters: 8 | Tables: 35 | Publication date: Jan 2007
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Executive summary
Tourism inflows and outflows remained heavily suppressed in light of the ongoing war, which began in October 2001 as a result of the US terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001. The instability and lingering threats of the re-emergence of the Taleban continues to prevent all but necessary travel to the country. However, the presence of war aside, the potential to attract tourists remains
However, once the political environment becomes more stable, it is reckoned that the potential to attract tourists would be huge, but is unexploited due to the almost total lack of infrastructure. Luxury travel accommodation lands in Kabul
With the opening of two new hotels early in 2006, Safi Landmark and Serena, the first high standard hotels became available in Kabul, targeting business travellers. Previously, the few international hotels available were of mediocre standards.
International airlines target Kabul
After many discussions, the first international airline started operations in Kabul in 2006. Air Arabia, a budget airline based in Sharjah (UAE), operates 4 flights a week to and from Kabul. Previous examples, such as Azerbaijani Airlines and Air India, only catered for niches. At the end of the review period there were further discussions involving other airlines, such as Ittehad (Abu Dhabi’s national airline) with a view to entering the market over the forecast period.
Pakistani travel operators eye Afghan market
During 2005 some small Pakistani travel operators started offering trips to Afghanistan, using small buses crossing the border from Pakistan. As long as these remain border crossing operations, the potential will remain limited, but they might opt to open a base in Afghanistan at some point in the forecast period.
Bright trend for car rental
Car rental services are growing fast, due to the low level of comfort and unreliability of alternatives such as coaches and taxis. The lack of recognisable international brands limits the relevance of this subsector for a tourist industry taking its first steps, but the first few branded chauffeur services began to operate in Kabul in 2005.
Table of contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES TARGET KABUL
PAKISTANI TRAVEL OPERATORS EYE AFGHAN MARKET
BRIGHT TREND FOR CAR RENTAL
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT TAKES FIRST STEPS
Outlook
Impact
AFGHAN TOURIST ORGANISATION FAILS TO HAVE ANY IMPACT
Outlook
Impact
RETURNEES STIMULATE GROWTH IN TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
Outlook
Impact
SECURITY AND HIGH FUEL PRICES CONSTRAIN GROWTH
Outlook
Impact
A DIASPORA-DRIVEN MARKET
Outlook
Impact
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
TRANSPORTATION
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
TRAVEL RETAIL
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Length of Trip: 2000-2005
Table 2 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2000-2005
Table 3 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 4 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2000-2005
Table 5 Departures: 2000-2005
Table 6 Departures by Destination: 2000-2005
Table 7 Departures by Mode of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 8 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2000-2005
Table 9 Domestic Trips by Mode of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 10 Incoming Tourist Receipts: 2000-2005
Table 11 Incoming Tourist Receipts % Growth: 2000-2005
Table 12 Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: 2000-2005
Table 13 Outgoing Tourism Expenditure % Growth: 2000-2005
Table 14 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: 2000-2005
Table 15 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2005-2010
Table 16 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2005-2010
Table 17 Forecast Departures: 2005-2010
Table 18 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2005-2010
Table 19 Forecast Departures by Mode of Transport: 2005-2010
Table 20 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts: 2005-2010
Table 21 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: 2005-2010
Table 22 Forecast Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: 2005-2010
SECTOR DATA
Table 23 Hotels: Units 2000-2005
Table 24 Regional Hotel Parameters 2005
Table 25 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2000-2005
Table 26 Hotel Company Rankings 2005
Table 27 Forecast Hotels: Units 2005-2010
Table 28 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2005-2010
Table 29 Forecast Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 30 Forecast Hotel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 31 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2000-2005
Table 32 Airline Company Rankings 2005
Table 33 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2005-2010
Table 34 Car Rental Sales: Value 2000-2005
Table 35 Forecast Car Rental Sales: Value 2005-2010
DEFINITIONS
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
DEMAND FACTORS
Length of Trip
TOURISM PARAMETERS
Arrivals
Departures
Outgoing tourism expenditure
Domestic tourists
Domestic trips
Domestic tourist expenditure
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
Hotels
Other travel accommodation
Number of bed nights
Occupancy rates
Number of rooms and beds
TRANSPORTATION
Air
Other transportation
CAR RENTAL
TRAVEL RETAIL
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
INTERNET SALES