How big has tourism gotten?

Travel Rob 2/11/169:54 AM

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According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) tourism is bigger than ever. It now accounts for 1 in 11 jobs and is 10 % of gross domestic product. 1.184 billion people traveled outside their country in 2015. That's up 4.4%. It's the 6th consecutive year of above-average growth, with international arrivals increasing by 4% or more every year since 2010.

Britain, China and the U.S. led the growth of outbound travelers. Russian and Brazilians traveled less because of economic crises in their countries.

http://media.unwto.org/press-r...cord-12-billion-2015

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