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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Tables: 42 | Publication date: Feb 2009
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Product coverage
Car rental; Demand factors; Health & wellness tourism; Tourism flows domestic; Tourism flows inbound; Tourism flows outbound; Tourism receipts and expenditure; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Travel accommodation; Travel retail
Executive summary
New luxury hotels steal market from old players
Safi Landmark and Serena, two new hotels that opened in early 2006, are now leading the market, having largely overtaken established players such as Hotel Intercontinental. They practice two-tier price policies, advertising high rates on their websites and attracting guests from other outlets in Kabul with offers of discounts.
International airlines abandon Kabul
After just a few months, the first airline of international standards to fly to Kabul, Air Arabia, abandoned the market for political and security reasons. Only Air India and Pakistani Airlines continue to fly to Kabul, and both of them have limited attractiveness to international travellers because of the poor standards of service. Other airlines that were trying to enter the market have at least temporarily abandoned their plans.
Adventure travel warms to Afghanistan
Pakistani, British and other tour operators specialising in adventure travels are increasingly including Afghanistan amongst their destinations. Recently, a single tour operator based in Kabul has also emerged. These adventure travellers are still limited to a few thousands each year due to lack of roads to some of the most attractive locations and seasonal weather problems, but in the short term this appears to be the most likely source of inbound travel for Afghanistan.
Big plans to bring tourism to the Afghan countryside
With the launch of an ambitions plan to create 150 guesthouses throughout Afghanistan, the Afghan government is trying to open much of Afghanistan to semi-adventurous travellers who have been deterred by the complete lack of facilities. If the plan succeeds, the face of Afghan travel and tourism will be transformed.
Table of contents
TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AFGHANISTAN : MARKET INSIGHT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
New luxury hotels steal market from old players
International airlines abandon Kabul
Adventure travel warms to Afghanistan
Big plans to bring tourism to the Afghan countryside
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
Politics hurts outbound travel
High fuel prices and security issues slow growth of transportation
Domestic travel struggles to cope with deteriorating security
Inbound travel up despite all
Travel accommodation is losing dynamism
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 1 Length of Domestic Trip: 2002-2007
Table 2 Length of Outbound Departure: 2002-2007
MARKET DATA
Table 3 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2002-2007
Table 4 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2002-2007
Table 5 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2002-2007
Table 6 Incoming Tourist Receipts: Value 2002-2007
Table 7 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2007-2012
Table 8 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2007-2012
Table 9 Forecast Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2007-2012
Table 10 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts: Value 2007-2012
Table 11 Departures by Destination: 2002-2007
Table 12 Departures by Method of Transport: 2002-2007
Table 13 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2002-2007
Table 14 Outgoing Tourist Expenditure: Value 2002-2007
Table 15 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2007-2012
Table 16 Forecast Departures by Method of Transport: 2007-2012
Table 17 Forecast Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2007-2012
Table 18 Forecast Outgoing Tourist Expenditure: Value 2007-2012
Table 19 Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2002-2007
Table 20 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2002-2007
Table 21 Forecast Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2007-2012
Table 22 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2007-2012
Table 23 Balance of Tourism Payments: Value 2002-2007
DEFINITIONS
Tourism Parameters
Travel accommodation
Transportation
Car rental
Travel retail
Internet sales
Summary 1 Research Sources
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION IN AFGHANISTAN
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
Sector Data
Table 24 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2002-2007
Table 25 Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2002-2007
Table 26 Regional Hotel Parameters 2007
Table 27 Travel Accommodation by Sector: Number of Rooms 2005-2007
Table 28 Travel Accommodation by Sector: Number of Beds 2005-2007
Table 29 Hotel Company Rankings 2005-2007
Table 30 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2007-2012
Table 31 Forecast Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2007-2012
TRANSPORTATION IN AFGHANISTAN
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
Sector Data
Table 32 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2002-2007
Table 33 Airline Company Rankings 2005-2007
Table 34 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2007-2012
CAR RENTAL IN AFGHANISTAN
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
Sector Data
Table 35 Car Rental Sales: Value 2002-2007
Table 36 Car Rental Company Rankings 2005-2007
Table 37 Forecast Car Rental Sales: Value 2007-2012
TRAVEL RETAIL IN AFGHANISTAN
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
Sector Data
Table 38 Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2002-2007
Table 39 Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2002-2007
Table 40 Forecast Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2007-2012
Table 41 Forecast Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2007-2012