This book examines comparative performance and best practice in tourism, national tourism organisations/administrations. It compares qualitative and quantitative data in order to ascertain best performance. Analysis is contained in detail for nine countries considered of comparable merit: Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain and the UK. Each country is examined and analysed in the following key areas: Travel and Tourism Performance, Organisation of Tourism, The NTO Structure, Role, Staffing and Offices, Resources and Funding as well as providing case studies of good practice. The book includes methodology of the research and provides discussion and comment of main roles and success formula in comparable NTOs. 7 Useful, up-to-date and practical guide to governments' involvement in tourism over the past decade or more.7 Brings insight from both the academic and practitioner markets. 7 International case studies

Benchmarking - A range of approaches. Current trends and isssues: The rationale for states' involvement in tourism. Trends in tourism performance. Structure, legal status and the role of NTOs. Australia. Canada.France. Ireland. Netherlands. New Zealand. South Africa. Spain.