For at kunne vurdere dens konkurrenceevne er det nødvendigt at have god viden om turismens omfang og dens kendetegn, om turisternes profil og udgiftsmønster samt fordelene for medlemsstaternes økonomier.
Any appraisal of its competitiveness requires a good knowledge of the volume of tourism, its characteristics, the profile of the tourist and tourism expenditure and the benefits for the economies of the Member States.