What type of activities could be developed to regain the market share lost last year?
We have found that one of the reasons why 2002 turned out so well is that economists and politicians have done their jobs relatively well. They have co-operated and taken sound economic decisions. The WTO re-launch committee has acted in an exemplary manner in this respect by bringing together political and economic decision makers. One way of regaining market share is to promote public-private co-operation, especially important in the tourist sector. In the last few years, following neo-liberalist trends, there has been an atmosphere that favours less state participation in the tourist sector which, by definition, must live off private initiative. Private investment and initiative are the engines that drive this sector. To succeed, however, a favourable business environment is essential. I’m referring to this environment in its broadest sense: administrative procedures, border controls, security, infrastructures, training methods, consumer protection and the possibility of repatriatin
