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International Tourist Arrivals Top One Billion

  • January 30, 2013
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For the first time in history, the number of International travellers has topped a BILLION in one year! During 2012 a total of 1.035 billion passengers travelled, which is a growth of 4%. A further growth of 4% is expected in 2013.

UNWTO (The World Tourism Organization) is the United Nations agency and they have just released figures based on their World Tourism Barometer;

  • Europe is the most visited continent in the world and last year received 535 million international visitors, which is a 3% increase
  • Asia Pacific saw the biggest increase in travellers, with a 7% rise in numbers, with 233 million visiting in total
  • The Americas received 162 million visitors, which is a 4% increase over the previous year
  • Africa recovered from a previous dip to hit a record new  high for tourist arrivals; 52 million in total which is a 6% rise
  • The countries that saw the biggest growth in terms of tourist spending were; Hong Kong 16%, USA 10%, UK 6% and Germany 5%.

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