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Published on : Friday, November 30, 2018
This strong growth was experienced in all regions of the world, fueled by solid demand from major source markets, according to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer report.
Asia and the Pacific are the top regions experiencing this significant growth and development with tourist arrivals up seven percent. Europe and the Middle are after that with a six percent increase in arrivals. Rounding out the list is Africa at five percent and the Americas at three percent.
The 2018 results are in line with UNWTO growth forecasts of four to five percent for the year.
The new data also points out the top-earning countries around the globe. The United Kingdom is among the leaders, with a 12 percent increase in receipts despite a decline in arrivals. Australia is also one of the top scorers when it comes to earnings. Receipts there increased 11 percent, according to UNWTO.
The newly released UNWTO data also identifies the countries, which are major source markets for the travel industry.
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