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One bn tourists took international trips in 2012: UN
Tuesday January 29, 2013 09:44:26 PM,
IANS
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Madrid: A record one
billion tourists took international trips last year, says a report
published Tuesday by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
The figure showed a four-percent rise from that in 2011, Xinhua
reported.
Around 1.03 billion tourists visited foreign countries, 39 million
more than in 2011, the report said.
The strongest growth was seen in the Asia and Pacific region with
a seven-percent rise in international tourism last year, taking
the total number of arrivals to 233 million.
Despite the ongoing economic crisis, the region is expected to see
higher-than-average growth in 2013 at 5-6 percent.
Europe was still the most-visited region in the world with 535
million arrivals, while North-East Asia and Central America each
saw a six-percent growth in international tourism.
"Tourism is thus one of the pillars that should be supported by
governments around the world as part of the solution to
stimulating economic growth," UNWTO General Secretary Taleb Rifai
was quoted as saying.
Tourists spent more while travelling last year.
Hong Kong was the best performer, seeing increase of receipts by
16 percent, followed by a 10-percent rise in the US and a
six-percent rise in Britain, which was partly due to the 2012
London Olympics.
The importance of China as a source market was highlighted by a
42-percent rise in expenditure by Chinese tourists.
There was also a 31-percent rise in spending from Russians
travelling abroad.
International tourism in the US and Canada both grew by seven
percent, while the biggest losers turned out to be France and
Italy where tourism dropped by seven and two percent respectively.
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