International tourism to continue robust growth in 2013 | World Tourism Organization UNWTO - 0 views
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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,
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Among the top ten tourist destinations, receipts were up significantly in Hong Kong (China) (+16%), the USA (+10%), the UK (+6%) and Germany (+5%).
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On the other hand, France (-7%) and Italy (-2%) registered declines in travel expenditure.
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Moving into the sixth month of the year, this article seems to hold true to the growth of international tourism. In relating articles you will find that tourism has hit an all time high so far this year. With the economies slowly bouncing back from the recession people are starting to jump back into traveling. I must agree with the UNWTO Secretary- General, Taleb Rifai, when he stated that tourism should be supported by all governments around the world for economic growth. Tourism is a business in itself and there is always room for growth and potential money gain.