Developing a Tourism Labour Barometer for the Asia-Pacific Region

This research aims to produce a practical tool to assist governments, industry associations and businesses in the Asia-Pacific to address workforce challenges strategically before they arise. The tool has been termed the Tourism Labour Barometer. An additional aim of the project is to build a research database identifying underlying workforce patterns thus developing predictive capacities (e.g. to frame policy options). A demonstration pilot has been developed for four countries featuring six indicators relevant to understanding labour issues.