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RM-World-Report-2020 2020 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism Overview of the key industry figures for ski resorts t t a a n n a a V V t t n n e e th r r 12 edition - April 2020 u u a a L L Table of contents Glossary...........................................................................................- 6 - Foreword by Jimmy Petterson............................................................- 8 - Introduction .....................................................................................- 9 - The best season of the current millennium...................................................- 10 - The world ski market ......................................................................- 12 - Participating countries.................................................................................- 12 - Ski resorts and infrastructure ......................................................................- 14 - Evolution of worldwide skier visits ...............................................................- 16 - Market share of worldwide skier visits..........................................................- 16 - Skiers per region of origin ...........................................................................- 17 - International skiers flows ............................................................................- 18 - Future trends .............................................................................................- 19 - Country benchmark - top 20........................................................................- 23 - The Alps ........................................................................................- 29 - Austria.......................................................................................................- 30 - France .......................................................................................................- 35 - Italy...........................................................................................................- 38 - Liechtenstein..............................................................................................- 42 - Slovenia.....................................................................................................- 43 - Switzerland ................................................................................................- 45 - Western Europe..............................................................................- 49 - Andorra .....................................................................................................- 50 - Belgium .....................................................................................................- 53 - Denmark....................................................................................................- 55 - Finland.......................................................................................................- 57 - Germany....................................................................................................- 60 - Iceland ......................................................................................................- 62 - Norway ......................................................................................................- 64 - Portugal.....................................................................................................- 67 - Spain .........................................................................................................- 69 - Sweden......................................................................................................- 72 - United Kingdom..........................................................................................- 75 - Eastern Europe and Central Asia ......................................................- 78 - Albania ......................................................................................................- 79 - Armenia .....................................................................................................- 80 - Azerbaijan..................................................................................................- 82 - Belarus ......................................................................................................- 84 - Bosnia & Herzegovina .................................................................................- 86 - Bulgaria .....................................................................................................- 89 - Croatia.......................................................................................................- 92 - Cyprus .......................................................................................................- 94 - Czech Republic ...........................................................................................- 95 - t t Estonia ......................................................................................................- 99 - Georgia.................................................................................................... - 101 - a a Greece..................................................................................................... - 104 - n n Hungary................................................................................................... - 107 - a a Kazakhstan .............................................................................................. - 110 - V V Kosovo..................................................................................................... - 113 - Kyrgyzstan ............................................................................................... - 115 - t t Latvia ...................................................................................................... - 117 - n n Lithuania.................................................................................................. - 119 - e e Macedonia ............................................................................................... - 121 - r r Montenegro.............................................................................................. - 123 - u u a a 2020 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism - Overview of the key industry figures for ski resorts L L April 2020 - 2 - Poland......................................................................................................- 125 - Romania...................................................................................................- 128 - Russia ......................................................................................................- 130 - Serbia ......................................................................................................- 135 - Slovakia....................................................................................................- 138 - Tajikistan .................................................................................................- 140 - Ukraine ....................................................................................................- 141 - Uzbekistan................................................................................................- 144 - The Americas ............................................................................... - 146 - Argentina .................................................................................................- 147 - Bolivia ......................................................................................................- 150 - Canada.....................................................................................................- 151 - Chile ........................................................................................................- 155 - Colombia ..................................................................................................- 159 - Mexico .....................................................................................................- 160 - United States............................................................................................- 161 - Asia-Pacific................................................................................... - 167 - Australia...................................................................................................- 168 - China .......................................................................................................- 172 - India ........................................................................................................- 178 - Japan.......................................................................................................- 180 - Mongolia ..................................................................................................- 183 - Nepal .......................................................................................................- 184 - New Zealand ............................................................................................- 186 - North Korea..............................................................................................- 189 - South Korea..............................................................................................- 192 - The Middle East & Africa ............................................................... - 196 - Afghanistan ..............................................................................................- 197 - Algeria .....................................................................................................-
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