Abstract
This Pocketbook is the third in a series of Eurostat pocketbooks containing statistics on tourism. It provides key facts and figures on tourism in Europe. To further enrich the relevance of the Pocketbook for its users, additional tables and graphs have been selected for this edition. The data have been directly taken or derived from Eurostat databases. They are collected according to Council Directive 95/57/EC on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism (the “Tourism Directive�) or other official data collections such as Structural Business Statistics, the Labour Force Survey, National Accounts, etc. The data cover the period from 2000 to 2006 and include information on all EU Member States, Candidate countries and EFTA countries. The data are presented from two main viewpoints. The first part contains the general information needed to evaluate the importance of the tourism sector in relation to the economy as a whole. The second part contains data that are specific to tourism and presents detailed information by country. It covers the tourism market, including both domestic and outbound tourism and provides country profiles for 34 countries, which include data on recent trends and figures on supply and demand in tourism. Methodological notes, a list of data sources and other useful information for understanding tourism statistics are supplied in an annex.