Spending
on tourism around the world rose again last year, new data shows.
Total receipts from international
tourism hit $1075 billion (£705.9 billion) last year, according to the World
Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) - an increase of four per cent.
A further $219 billion came from
different modes of international transport, bringing the grand total to just
under $1.3 trillion.
The Americas and Asia-Pacific
were the biggest winners reporting increases of seven and six per cent
respectively, but African receipts also rose by five per cent and two per cent
more was spent in Europe.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given
recent unrest, the Middle East reported a decline of two per cent - but
compared to earlier studies, the decline has become less marked.
More than two-fifths of the total
global receipts were spent in Europe, constituting the largest share overall,
while the vast continent of Africa only pulled in three per cent of receipts.
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