OECD Competition Assessment Reviews: Tunisia 2023
This review analyses regulatory barriers to competition in the tourism sector in Tunisia, with the goal of helping Tunisian authorities mitigate harm to competition and foster long-lasting growth. This report is based on a competition assessment conducted by the OECD identifying rules and regulations that may hinder the competitive and efficient functioning of markets in the tourism activities under review. This review also includes estimates of how the implementation of certain recommendations could impact the economy. This is the second competition assessment review conducted by the OECD in Tunisia, after a 2019 review of the freight transport sector and of the wholesale and retail trade sectors.
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Overview of the tourism sector
This chapter provides an economic overview of the tourism sector in Tunisia, identifying the key national institutions issuing sectoral regulation and the main applicable legal instruments. Tourism is one of the most important parts of the Tunisian economy, directly contributing 4.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) and accounting for 4.4% of formal employment in 2019. The Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts plays a central role in regulating the sector. Several legal instruments – laws, decrees and ministerial orders – are applicable, at different levels, to tourism sub-sectors, including legislation applicable to accommodation, travel agencies and several sports and leisure activities. This chapter provides a review of the legal texts within the scope of this project that affect tourism in Tunisia at a horizontal level as well as those affecting selected transport and food and beverage services.
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