The database and types of data proposed by the Arab National Network:
“The database can be defined as” an integrated set of files containing logically linked data “, recorded in a way that reduces replication and makes it easier to process.
The database we will mention includes a set of files in the form of data related to the development of Arab tourism investment agencies:
1- Tourism investment opportunities available in all Arab countries at the level of tourist activity branches (hotels, resorts, tourist cities), food and beverage establishments, travel and tourism companies, tourist, land, sea and air transport establishments, and marketing promoters to define the tourist product in each Arab country. Etc.).
2. Laws and regulations on tourism investment for each Arab country.
3- The types of taxes imposed on tourism projects (national, Arab and foreign) and includes tax exemptions and customs laws for the import and export of tourism sector.
4- The tourist investment authority of each Arab country (public sector, private sector, mixed government, individuals and companies), which includes the activities and fields of their investments and the type of tourism projects.
5- The labor law and the guarantees of tourism investment, including the instructions and regulations applicable to the field of tourism investment for each country.
6. Research and development bodies and offices and advisory offices concerned with economic feasibility studies of tourism projects of each country.
7. Financial and accounting control bodies specialized in tourism investment.
8- The entity granting licenses and licenses for Arab tourism investment projects.
9- The most important investment opportunities to be developed for their scarcity, and even the opportunities available to achieve Arab tourism cooperation and integration in the future “
10 Basic database showing the contribution of countries to the growth rate of Arab tourism, for example:
A) Hotels, and family rooms and their distribution geographically and locally according to their classification.
(B) The specialized and non-specialized labor force in the tourism sector and its geographical and “local” distribution, according to the level of skills and the sources of access to them (universities, institutes, tourism and tourism training centers).
(C) Availability of infrastructure in the region or tourist area for which investment is to be developed (communications, transport, water, electricity, sewage and other facilities).
(D) The potential of local financing for tourism projects (specialized banks, commercial banks, groups of government or private investment companies and others).
All Arab tourism departments should contribute to the proposed network to update their databases continuously and analyze them by developing their information systems in the official tourist services of each country and at the level of the units operating in the tourism sector. This requires the availability of information banks at all levels, A national tourism information system is fed and linked to the proposed Arab network and its possible link to the international Internet network to benefit from its services in this field, such as some industrial countries that rely on advanced national information agencies, for example “Western European countries have (20 000) information banks linked through national networks of information in these countries.
B- At the local level
I propose the establishment of an information center to promote the cooperation between the Tourism Authority, the Iraqi Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation / Central Statistical Organization based in the Ministry of Tourism / Baghdad. The aim is to create a Central Data Base based on the flow of data from all concerned parties The direct and indirect relationship in the tourism and hotel sector in Iraq includes the public, private and mixed sectors, and is linked to sub-information centers in all governorates of Iraq (North, Central and South). This work requires continued cooperation and coordination
In order to create a centralized database, the center makes an “urban” achievement that attracts the interest of all those interested in Iraqi tourism locally and internationally and that the Center has a website (www.itec.net). Iraqi Tourist Information Center
First: “The first line represents the flow of data from institutions directly related to the tourism sector
1- Hotels and tourist accommodation complexes of all kinds.
2 – Restaurants of all kinds.
3. Travel agencies and travel agencies.
4 – border ports of all kinds, land, sea, air and air traffic.
5. National Office of Tourism (types of tourism programs).
6- Transport companies of all kinds.
7. Places of entertainment and transportation (cinema, cafes, games, casinos) according to their revenues
8. Tourism education institutions and tourism training (universities, institutes, hotel schools).
9. Association of hotels and restaurants.
10. Association of Travel and Tourism Companies.
11 – Handicrafts and folklore industries associations.
12 – Department of Antiquities (archaeological sites of all kinds).
13- Culture and Information Department (festivals of all kinds).
Second: The second line: The institutions that are indirectly related to the tourism sector
1- Passports and Residency Department
2- Department of Environment
3. Department of Health
4- Municipalities Department
5. Ministry of Information
6- Financial Control Bureau
7. Conference and Exhibition Centers
8. Research and specialized research centers
Third: The third line: It is connected to the tourist information sub-centers in all governorates of northern, central and southern Iraq and through the sub-tourism committees in each governorate, as well as providing the main center with geographic information, tourism, legal information and special tourism legislations. Activities of local non-governmental organizations that provide tourist information (propaganda, advertising, local newspapers and radio).
In order to achieve the efficiency and success of the ITIC proposal, the ITIC will be implemented in accordance with ITIC
