About
Summary
Acorn was contracted, as part of the national Strategic Plan, to assess the current system of tourism statistics in Sierra Leone and make recommendations for its improvement, including the preparation for the development of a first Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) for the country.
Our Approach
Our approach was highly consultative, with face-to-face meetings with the key stakeholders in Freetown, including the National Tourist Board, Statistics Sierra Leone, Bank of Sierra Leone and Sierra Leone Immigration Department. This provided an excellent background on the current system of tourism statistics, what was currently available and how it was collected.
Detailed assessments were individually made of the following elements of the system:
- Inbound tourism
- Outbound and domestic tourism
- Accommodation utilisation
- Economic impact measurement
Based on the available data, five-year forecasts for inbound tourist arrivals and expenditure were made based on high, medium and low scenarios.
Finally, a detailed action plan was compiled to guide the key stakeholders with the implementation of the new system of tourism statistics. This included survey design and implementation, data collection from the private sector, and improving collection from existing data sources
Outcome
Sierra Leone expects to have developed a system of tourism statistics that is robust enough to develop a first experimental Tourism Satellite Account by 2025.
Directions
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