International tourist arrivals continue sustained growth rate reaching 5.6%
• 610 million international tourist arrivals from January to August
• 32 million more arrivals already counted for 2007
International tourist arrivals for the first eight months of 2007 point to a continuation of the sustained growth rate experienced over the past years. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, this trend is likely to continue through the remainder of 2007, with year-end growth estimated at 5.7%, which would put international arrivals to 880-900 million.
2007 is set to be the fourth year of growth above the long-term average of 4.1% and is well on track to become the third consecutive year with a differential of about 1.5% above this long-term rate.
Friday, November 16, 2007