1. The System of Tourism Indicators for Sustainable Destinations in Barcelona Province was created to contribute to tourism destination planning and encourage sustainable management. 2. It was designed and implemented through collaboration between Barcelona Province Regional Government, Barcelona University, and the Tourism Council of Barcelona. 3. The system includes a database of 40 tourism indicators, the Index of Tourism Sustainability based on 12 indicators, and adherence to the European System of Tourism Indicators with 27 basic indicators. It provides data and rankings to measure sustainability.

1. SYSTEM OFTOURISMINDICATORS
FORTHESUSTAINABLEMANAGEMENT
OFDESTINATIONS
IN THEPROVINCEOFBARCELONA
F.López-Palomeque(PhD), A.Torres-Delgado,(PhD)X.Font,D.Serrano
Alba Caballé i Rivera, PhD in Geography
Technical Office of Tourism Council of Barcelona
1th of July, Gasteiz
En col·laboració de:

2. Summary
1. Why create a System of Tourism Indicators for Sustainable
Destinations in Barcelona Province?
2. Who has designed and implemented the System of Tourism
Indicators for Sustainable Destinations in Barcelona Province?
3. What is the System of Tourism Indicators for Sustainable
Destinations in Barcelona Province?
4. Phases of implementation
5. Main output: regional and local reports
6. Main results
7. Future challenges

3. Objectives of the Project:
1. Contribute to the analysis of tourism destinations, and therefore, to the
planning decision making both at regional and local level
2. Encourage local governments and private sector to implement planning
and managing that takes into account sustainable and responsible
issues, besides economic ones.
3. Improve the sustainable management of tourist destinations by
provinding a useful and easy-to-use tool
4. Create a System of Tourism Indicators that is suitable and feasible to
implement at Barcelona Province region, so it would be possible ensure
continuity
1.WhycreateaSystemofTourismIndicatorsforsustainable
destinationsinBarcelonaProvince?

4. 2. Who has designed and implemented the System of Tourism
IndicatorsforSustainableManagement?
Academic & Institutional Framework and Support
• The project is the result of an agreement between Barcelona Province
Regional Governement (Diputació de Barcelona) and Barcelona University
(Territorial Analysis and Regional Development Research Group ANTERRIT)
• Support of University School of Hotel Management and Tourism CETT-UB
• External suport for data collection
Analysis and
Training Unit
Technical Office of
Tourism
Local Tourism
Development Unit
Tourism Council of Barcelona
Promotion Tourist
Office

5. 3. What is the System of Tourism Indicators for Sustainable
DestinationsinBarcelonaProvince?
Tools of the System of Tourism Indicators for Sustainable
destinations (STI)
1. Data Base of Tourism Indicators at local and regional level.
Includes indicators related with environment, society,
economics and managing of the destination (40 indicators)
2. Index of Tourism Sustainability (ITS). Agregate index based on
Data Base of Tourism Indicators (12 indicators)
3. European System of Tourism Indicators (ETIS) (27 basic
indicators) (+1 indicator)

6. • Set of simple indicators (12) comprising dimensions of
sustainability, economic sectors, social and cultural
issues.
• Provides an holistic and integrated interpretation of
the selected indicators, both at municipality and
comarca level
Indicator A1 Indicaror An Indicator B1 Indicator Bn Indicator C1 Indicator Cn
Tourism Sustainable Index (ISOST)
Sociocultural
subindex
Economic
subindex
Environmental
subindex
3.1IndexorfTourismSustainability(ITS)

7. 27 (+1) basic indicators that inform on:
o Destination management (4 indicators)
oEconomic value (7 + 1 indicators)
o Social and cultural impact (5 indicators)
o Environmental impact (11 indicators)
3.2EuropeanTourismIndicatorsSystem(ETIS)

8. 3.3AreaofimplementationoftheSystemofTourismIndicators

9. Phase I.- Definition of conceptual framework
Phase II.- Selection of indicators and collecting data
Phase III.- Quantitative and Qualitative data processin and analysis
Phae IV.- Specific tools implementation
Phase V.- Analysis of the results and proposal of further actions
Phase I.II Consolidate methology, update data base, use of the
results on local and regional planning
4.Phasesofimplementation

10. Ranking: compare to improve
Reports: Information that enables stakeholders to measure and
control their process of sustainable management
5.Mainoutput:localandregionalreports

11. Relationship between sustainability and managing models, and other
elements that may influence
6.MainResults(projectphase)
Sustainable Tourism Index European Tourism Indicators System
 Strong relationship between
sustainability and different
managing models
 Some of Tourist Destinations that
are most committed with
sustainability are among the worst
ranked
 Good level (quantitative and
qualitative) of destination
management and implementation
of tourism policies from a
sustainable point of view
 Different level of accessibility and
implementation of sustainable
issues among tourist resources,
tourist infrastructures and tourist
destinations

12. • Validate STI methology. Consolidate STI as a tool for analysis and
planning decision making. Solve problems on collecting and
analysing data, in ordre to give to tourist destinations a more
accurate information on their managing model from a sustainable
point of view
• From a sample of 35 destinations to the whole set of tourist
destinations in Barcelona and Catalonia. Finding the political and
financial suport.
• From Project to Tool: the challenge of continuity. Finding the
financial and technical suport that will allow upadting data base and
use it as tool for Planning
7.Futurechallenges