Tourism is a booming industry. Statistics just released by the
UNWTO World Tourism Barometer show that international tourism receipts
exceeded US$1 trillion for the first time in 2012, reaching an
estimated US$1.03 trillion, up from US$928 billion in 2010, , according to the
latest
International tourism receipts grew by 3.8 per cent, while
international tourist arrivals increased by 4.6 per cent to 982 million.
The Americas
(+5.7 per cent) recorded the largest jump in receipts in 2011, followed by
Europe (+5.2 per cent), Asia and the Pacific (+4.3 per cent) and Africa (+2.2 per cent). The Middle
East was the only region posting negative growth (-14%).
Europe holds the largest share of international tourism
receipts in absolute numbers (45 per cent share), reaching US$ 463 billion in
2011, followed by Asia and the Pacific (US$289 billion), and the Americas
(US$199 billion). The Middle East earned US$ 6 billion and Africa,
US$33 billion.
Among source markets generating strong demand in 2011, it
was the BRIC countries that stood out. China’s expenditure on international
tourism increased by US$18 billion to US$73 billion, the Russian Federation
increased by US$6 billion to US$32 billion, Brazil by US$5 billion to US$21
billion and India by US$3 billion to US$14 billion. Of the advanced economy
source markets, Germany, Australia, Norway,
Belgium and Canada reported
the biggest absolute growth.
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Both advanced and emerging economy destinations benefited
from the growth in arrivals and receipts last year. Destinations where
international tourism receipts grew by US$5 billion or more in absolute terms
include the US (increasing by US$13 bn to US$116 bn), Spain (by US$7 bn to
US$60 bn), France (by US$7 bn to US$54 bn), Thailand (by US$6 bn to US$26 bn)
and Hong Kong (by US$5 bn to US$27 bn).
Significant increases on other destinations were also reported by Singapore,
the Russian Federation, Sweden, India,
South Korea and Turkey
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