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             • International Tourism in 
   Part I     OIC Member Countries
             • Muslim Friendly Tourism 
    Part      in OIC Member Countries
      II
      PART I. 
  International Tourism in 
  OIC Member Countries
   ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC)
                    Outline 
 I.    Highlights on International Tourism Worldwide
 II.   Highlights on International Tourism in OIC Member Countries
 III. Islamic Tourism in OIC Member  Countries
 IV. Strategic Plan for the Development of Islamic Tourism in
         OIC Member Countries
 V.    Concluding Remarks
  Why Tourism is important?            5
 A) One of the world’s largest industries and categories of international 
 trade.
 B) All the activities that are directly/indirectly involved in providing 
 goods and services to tourists (According to SICTA: 185 supply-side 
 activities).
 C) Transportation and communication, hotels and lodging, food and 
 beverages, cultural and entertainment, banking and finance, promotion 
 and publicity services, etc.
 D) Tourism helps people and nations know about each other, eliminate 
 prejudices and promote international cooperation.
      Contribution of International Tourism in the Economy (I) 6
                      Total contribution of Tourism to GDP 
                                               (% of GDP)
                                         OIC                                World
                               9.7           9.9           10.1           10.2          10.2           10.3
                9.5
                           8.1           8.3            8.7           8.7            8.6           8.7
            7.9
             2012           2013          2014           2015          2016           2017          2018*
      Source: WTTC       *projection
      •   The total contribution of tourism to GDP in the OIC countries was measured at 8.7 
          per cent in 2018.