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Size of the EU Coastal Tourism sector, 2009-2021.
Figure 1: Size of the EU Coastal Tourism sector, 2009-2021. Turnover, GVA ad gross operating surplus in € billion, persons employed (thousand), and average wage (€ thousand)
Share of employment (left) and GVA in the EU Coastal Tourism sector (right) in 2021
Figure 2: Share of employment (left) and GVA in the EU Coastal Tourism sector (right) in 2021

1 European Commission. Coastal and maritime tourism. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/tourism/offer/maritime-coastal_en

2 Eurostat. 2023. Tourism Satellite Accounts in Europe – 2023 edition: Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-statistical-reports/w/ks-ft-22-011

European Commission. Tourism Dashboard. Available at: https://tourism-dashboard.ec.europa.eu/map-view?lng=en&ctx=tourism&is=TOURISM&ts=TOURISM&pil=indicator-level&tl=0&i=344&clc=socio-economic-vulnerability&db=1289&it=ranking-chart&cwt=bar-chart

3 Eurostat (2022). Tourism statistics - seasonality at regional level. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Tourism_statistics_-_seasonality_at_regional_level#The_regions_with_the_highest_seasonality_are_coastal_regions

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4 Curtale, R., Batista e Silva, F., Proietti, P., & Barranco, R. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 on tourism demand in European regions-An analysis of the factors affecting loss in number of guest nights. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 4(2), 100112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2023.100112

5 The return of the cruise – How luxury cruises are polluting Europe’s cities. TE- Transport Environment.

6 Data source: Eurostat Passengers embarked and disembarked in all ports by direction - annual data [mar_pa_aa].

7 State of the Cruise Industry 2023 – Cruise lines international association.