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Table of contents
Glossary...........- 6 -
Foreword by UNWTO Secretary-General.- 8 -
Introduction.....- 9 -
Western ski business - a wake-up call........- 10 -
The world ski market..- 11 -
Participating countries.........- 11 -
Ski resorts and infrastructure..........- 13 -
Evolution of worldwide skier visits...- 15 -
Market share of worldwide skier visits..........- 15 -
Skiers per region of origin...- 16 -
International skier flows......- 17 -
Future trends in market share.........- 18 -
Country benchmark- 21 -
The Alps........- 26 -
Austria.......- 27 -
France.......- 31 -
Italy...........- 34 -
Liechtenstein..........- 37 -
Slovenia.....- 38 -
Switzerland- 40 -
Western Europe..........- 43 -
Andorra.....- 44 -
Belgium.....- 47 -
Denmark....- 49 -
Finland.......- 51 -
Germany....- 54 -
Iceland......- 56 -
Norway......- 58 -
Portugal.....- 61 -
Spain.........- 63 -
Sweden......- 66 -
United Kingdom......- 69 -
Eastern Europe and Central Asia..........- 72 -
Albania......- 73 -
Armenia.....- 74 -
Azerbaijan..- 76 -
Belarus......- 78 -
Bosnia & Herzegovina.........- 80 -
Bulgaria.....- 83 -
Croatia.......- 86 -
Cyprus.......- 88 -
Czech Republic.......- 89 -
Estonia......- 91 -
Georgia......- 93 -
Greece.......- 96 -
Hungary.....- 99 -
Kazakhstan..........- 101 -
Kosovo.....- 103 -
Kyrgyzstan...........- 105 -
Latvia......- 107 -
Lithuania..- 109 -
Macedonia...........- 111 -
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Montenegro..........- 113 -
Poland......- 115 -
Romania...- 118 -
Russia......- 120 -
Serbia......- 125 -
Slovakia....- 127 -
Tajikistan.- 129 -
Ukraine....- 130 -
Uzbekistan- 132 -
The Americas...........- 134 -
Argentina.- 135 -
Canada.....- 138 -
Chile........- 142 -
Mexico.....- 145 -
United States........- 146 -
Asia-Pacific...- 150 -
Australia...- 151 -
China.......- 154 -
India........- 159 -
Japan.......- 161 -
Mongolia..- 165 -
New Zealand........- 166 -
North Korea..........- 169 -
South Korea..........- 171 -
The Middle East & Africa.......- 175 -
Afghanistan..........- 176 -
Algeria.....- 178 -
Iran.........- 179 -
Iraq.........- 182 -
Israel.......- 183 -
Lebanon...- 184 -
Lesotho....- 186 -
Morocco...- 187 -
Pakistan...- 189 -
South Africa..........- 191 -
Turkey.....- 193 -
Conclusion...- 196 -
Sources and acknowledgments..........- 199 -
French / German / Chinese glossary..- 202 -
ISBN 978-2-9701028-3-0
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Laurent Vanat is an independent consultant with skills as a general
practitioner and a specialist. With a Master’s degree in commercial &
industrial sciences from the University of Geneva, he has over 30 years
of professional experience as both a business consultant and a senior
executive in upper management. He possesses executive experience in
sales, finance and general management on the one hand, and advises
companies and organizations of all horizons on the other. This broad
experience means that Mr. Vanat is well acquainted with numerous
industries.
Heavily involved in the tourism, hospitality & leisure industry, Mr. Vanat
has closely followed the ski area industry for numerous years. In his
search for information on ski areas, Mr. Vanat quickly understood the
importance of tracking skier visits and collecting statistical data. Noting
the difficulty in consolidating this information for the Swiss market, he
found a way to contribute to the industry by taking the initiative to start
a systematic collection of visitor data and publishing an end of season
report. Since winter 2004/05, this document has been recognized and
important reference for Switzerland.
In order to analyse the competitive position of major players in a wider
perspective, via invitation from leading industry bodies and tourism conferences,
he extended the scope of the research to produce an overview of the key industry
figures worldwide. For several years now, the International Report on Snow &
Mountain Tourism has become a reference in the industry, conferences and TV
interviews.
Beside his personal involvement in the sector of snow & mountain tourism, Mr.
Vanat runs his own consulting firm specialising in business management.
Disclaimer
The present document compiles data provided by numerous sources, together with
estimates done in the absence or insufficient reliability of available statistics. All the
information set out in this report has not been systematically verified. The author
is not responsible for any inaccuracy, nor is he liable for any damage whatsoever,
direct or indirect, from using this document or its contents.
The contents of this document are updated on a yearly basis with the goal of
continually improving accuracy. Therefore, readers of past editions should be
aware that some data may have been amended in line with this objective. Since
new and more reliable statistics are made available every year, some data changes
must be interpreted carefully. Unless clearly specified and presented with historical
data, some variances from one edition of this report to the next are not necessarily
significant (increases or decreases). It may be only modification due to more
reliable sources1.
The information contained in this report may only be reproduced with the
expressed written consent of the author and must properly cite the source in every
caseparisons with former editions of this report may lead to inadequate conclusions.。。。。。。