Travel And Tourism in Ecuador
Euromonitor International's Travel And Tourism in Ecuador 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: 55 | Publication date: Sep 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
Ecuador’s four worlds
Ecuador is promoting itself as a country with four worlds: the Amazon, the Andes, the lowlands and the Galapagos Islands. It is said that travellers can experience four very different environments in one country, and this has helped attract tourists from around the globe. The four, very different, worlds have each benefited from different publicity campaigns and promotions. Even during a short trip, travellers can visit all four regions, experiencing everything from snowy peaks and humid rainforests to white sandy beaches. Visitors interested in culture also find Ecuador a perfect destination as there are some 27 different ethnic groups that co-exist in the country, many of which have little contact with modern civilisation. Ecuadorians are also willing to share their traditions and cultures with tourists. In 2009 the Ministry of Tourism and 20 businesses and entities will promote Ecuador’s four worlds at FITUR 2009.
Sustainable tourism
In a press conference in December 2008 at the Explorers Club in New York, Ecuador announced that all of its future tourism projects will adopt a sustainable tourism approach. Being aware of the environment and its different communities is very important for Ecuador and also very important to travellers. Because of Ecuador’s diversity, nature-based activities and accommodation have proven to be the country’s best tourism product and because of this success, of all the Latin American nations, it has been Ecuador which has taken the initiative to lead eco-tourism and community-tourism developments. Some US$75.7 million will be invested to introduce sustainable tourism practices, develop tourist facilities and improve infrastructure.
Spondylus Route
The Spondylus Route will be one of the key factors in the development and promotion of tourism in the region. The route will not only connect two countries (Ecuador and Peru), uniting customs, regions and cultures, but will also help connect the current communities of several provinces in Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Manabí, Santa Elena, Guayas, El Oro and Loja) as well as several in Peru (Lambayeque, Tumbes, Piura, Cajamarca and others).
The two main purposes of the Spondylus Route are to clearly indicate the main tourist attractions, joining them to become a homogeneous tourism product, and to enable easier access to the sites. The route is being presented as an alternative to the development of sustainable tourism.
Table of contents
TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN ECUADOR : MARKET INSIGHT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Ecuador’s four worlds
Sustainable tourism
Spondylus Route
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
Tourism and the economy
Four worlds in one
Sustainable tourism and eco-friendly hotels
Spondylus Route
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 1 Length of Domestic Trips: 2003-2008
Table 2 Length of Outbound Departures: 2003-2008
MARKET DATA
Table 3 Balance of Tourism Payments: Value 2003-2008
Table 4 Departures by Destination: 2003-2008
Table 5 Departures by Method of Transport: 2003-2008
Table 6 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2003-2008
Table 7 Outgoing Tourist Expenditure: Value 2003-2008
Table 8 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2008-2013
Table 9 Forecast Departures by Method of Transport: 2008-2013
Table 10 Forecast Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2008-2013
Table 11 Forecast Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: Value 2008-2013
Table 12 Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2003-2008
Table 13 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2003-2008
Table 14 Forecast Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2008-2013
Table 15 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2008-2013
Table 16 Tourist Attractions: Value 2003-2008
Table 17 Tourist Attractions Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008
Table 18 Forecast Tourist Attractions: Value 2008-2013
Table 19 Forecast Tourist Attractions Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013
Table 20 Health and Wellness Tourism Sales: Value 2003-2008
Table 21 Forecast Health and Wellness Sales: Value 2008-2013
DEFINITIONS
Tourism parameters
Travel accommodation
Transportation
Car rental
Travel retail
Tourist attractions
Health and wellness
Internet sales
Internet sales: dynamic packaging
Internet sales: traditional package holiday
Summary 1 Research Sources
INBOUND TOURISM FLOWS
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
SECTOR DATA
Table 22 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2003-2008
Table 23 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2003-2008
Table 24 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2003-2008
Table 25 Incoming Tourist Receipts: Value 2003-2008
Table 26 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2008-2013
Table 27 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2008-2013
Table 28 Forecast Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2008-2013
Table 29 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts: Value 2008-2013
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
SECTOR DATA
Table 30 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2003-2008
Table 31 Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2003-2008
Table 32 Regional Hotel Parameters 2008
Table 33 Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008
Table 34 Hotel Company Rankings 2005-2008
Table 35 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2008-2013
Table 36 Forecast Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2008-2013
Table 37 Forecast Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013
TRANSPORTATION
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
SECTOR DATA
Table 38 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2003-2008
Table 39 Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008
Table 40 Air Company Rankings 2005-2008
Table 41 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2008-2013
Table 42 Forecast Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013
CAR RENTAL
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
SECTOR DATA
Table 43 Car Rental Sales: Value 2003-2008
Table 44 Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008
Table 45 Car Rental Company Rankings 2005-2008
Table 46 Forecast Car Rental Sales: Value 2008-2013
Table 47 Forecast Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013
TRAVEL RETAIL
Headlines
Trends
Prospects
SECTOR DATA
Table 48 Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2003-2008
Table 49 Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2003-2008
Table 50 Travel Retail Products Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008
Table 51 Travel Retail Products Company Rankings 2005-2008
Table 52 Forecast Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2008-2013
Table 53 Forecast Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2008-2013
Table 54 Forecast Travel Retail Products Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013