For the eighth consecutive year, international tourism numbers saw an increase. This year though, the growth was particularly high at 7%. As per business research conducted by the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, the number has crossed nine-hundred million for this year, with July and August alone accounting for about a third of that figure. The usual sluggish rates during the summer months did not impact this year. Africa and Europe grew the fastest in comparison to relative laggards in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and the Americas which experienced a mere three percent growth. Within Europe, it is the Mediterranean region that has seen double-digit growth, while in Asia, it was the south that led the way. There was a growth among outbound tourist numbers in all major source markets. The top growth among source markets remained China, South Korea, USA and Canada followed by the UK, Australia and Italy while France grew the least. Outside the top ten, Russia and Brazil both saw double-digit growth.

Source: https://www.tourism-review.com/international-tourism-registered-positive-numbers-news10371

Uploaded Date:23 November 2017