HIGHLIGHTS 2017 WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION (UNWTO)
by Gianni Fede
1. WORLD'S TOP TOURISM ARRIVALS
1.1. FRANCE 87 Million (+5%)
1.2. SPAIN 83 Million (+9%)
1.3. USA 76 Million (-4%)
1.4. CHINA 61 Million (+2.5%)
1.5. ITALY 58 Million (+11%)
2. INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
2.1. TOURIST ARRIVALS 1,323 million
2.1.1. EUROPE 51%
2.1.2. ASIA & PACIFIC 24%
2.1.3. MIDDLE EAST 4%
2.1.4. AFRICA 5%
2.1.5. AMERICAS 16%
2.2. TOURISM RECEIPTS US$ 1,340 billion
2.2.1. EUROPE 38%
2.2.2. ASIA & PACIFIC 29%
2.2.3. MIDDLE EAST 5%
2.2.4. AFRICA 3%
2.2.5. AMERICAS 24%
3. WORLD'S TOP TOURISM EARNERS
3.1. USA 211 US$ Billion (+2%)
3.2. SPAIN 68 US$ Billion (+10%)
3.3. FRANCE 61 US$ Billion (+9%)
3.4. THAILAND 57 US$ Billion (+13%)
3.5. UK 51 US$ Billion (+12%)
4. INTERNATIONAL TURIST ARRIVALS
4.1. 1950: 25 Million
4.2. 1960: 69 Million
4.3. 1970: 166 Million
4.4. 1980: 277 Million
4.5. 1990: 435 Million
4.6. 2000: 669 Million
4.7. 2012: 1 Billion
4.8. 2016: 1235 Billion
4.9. 2020: 1.4 Billion
4.10. 2030: 1.8 Billion
5. WORLD'S TOP TOURIM SPENDERS
5.1. CHINA 258 US$ Billion (+5%)
5.2. USA 135 US$ Billion (+9%)
5.3. GERMANY 89 US$ Billion (+9%)
5.4. UK 71 US$ Billion (+2%)
5.5. FRANCE 41 US$ Billion (+1%)
6. WHY TOURISM IST MATTER
6.1. 10% OF WORLD'S GDP
6.2. 1/10 JOBS
6.3. US$ 1.4 TRILLION IN EXPORTS
6.4. 7% OF WORLD'S EXPORTS
6.5. 30% OF SERVICE EXPORTS
6.6. DEVELOPMENT
6.7. ECONOMIC GROWTH
6.8. CREATE JOBS
6.9. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
6.10. CULTURAL PRESERVATION
6.11. PEACE AND SECURITY
7. MODE OF TRANSPORTS
7.1. 55% Air
7.2. 39% Road
7.3. 4% Water
7.4. 2% Rail
8. PURPOSE OF VISIT
8.1. 53% Leisure, recreation and holidays
8.2. 27% Visiting friends and relatives, health, religion, other
8.3. 13% Business and professional
8.4. 7% Not specified