WTO Highlights 2012

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UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2012 Edition
Key trends in 2011
• Demand for international tourism maintained momentum in 2011.
International tourist arrivals grew by 4.6% to reach 983 million worldwide, up
from 940 million in 2010.
• Europe, which accounts for over half of all international tourist arrivals worldwide,
was the fastest-growing region, both in relative terms (+6% tied with Asia and the
Pacific) and absolute terms (29 million more visitors).
• The Middle East (-8%) and North Africa (-9%) were the only (sub)regions to
record a decline in arrivals, due to the Arab Spring and political transitions in the
region.
• International tourism receipts for 2011 are estimated at US$ 1,030 billion
worldwide, up from US$ 928 billion in 2010 (+3.9% in real terms), setting new
records in most destinations despite economic challenges in many source
markets.
Current developments and outlook
• According to monthly and quarterly data for 2012 included in the UNWTO World
Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals worldwide grew at a rate of 5% in
the first four months of 2012, consolidating the growth trend that started in 2010.
• Forecasts prepared by UNWTO in January 2012 point to growth of 3% to 4% in
international tourist arrivals for the full year 2012.
• Total international arrivals are expected to reach one billion in 2012 for the first
time.
Long-term trends
• Over the past six decades, tourism has experienced continued expansion and
diversification, becoming one of the largest and fastest-growing economic
sectors in the world. Many new destinations have emerged, challenging the
traditional ones of Europe and North America.
• Despite occasional shocks, international tourist arrivals have shown virtually
uninterrupted growth – from 277 million in 1980 to 528 million in 1995, and 983
million in 2011.
• According to Tourism Towards 2030, UNWTO’s recently updated, long-term
outlook and assessment of future tourism trends, the number of international
tourist arrivals worldwide is expected to increase by 3.3% a year on average from
2010 to 2030. This represents some 43 million more international tourist arrivals
every year, reaching a total of 1.8 billion arrivals by 2030.
• In the past, emerging economy destinations have grown faster than advanced
economy destinations, and this trend is set to continue in the future. Between
2010 and 2030, arrivals to emerging economies are expected to increase at
double the pace (+4.4% a year) of those to advanced economies (+2.2% a year).
• As a result, the market share of emerging economies has increased from 30% in
1980 to 47% in 2011, and is expected to reach 57% by 2030, equivalent to over
one billion international tourist arrivals.
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Tourism Organization publication, which
aims to provide an overview of
international tourism trends during the
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reflects data as reported by national or
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2012. For information on current short-
term tourism data and trends, please
refer to the UNWTO World Tourism
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Inbound tourism 1990-2011*
International tourism
key to development, prosperity
and well-being
Over time, an ever increasing number of destinations have
opened up and invested in tourism development, turning modern
tourism into a key driver of socio-economic progress through
export revenues, the creation of jobs and enterprises, and
infrastructure development.
As an internationally traded service, inbound tourism has become
one of the world’s major trade categories. The overall export
income generated by inbound tourism, including passenger
transport, exceeded US$ 1.2 trillion in 2011, or US$ 3.4 billion a
day on average. Tourism exports account for as much as 30% of
the world’s exports of commercial services and 6% of overall
exports of goods and services. Globally, as an export category,
tourism ranks fourth after fuels, chemicals and food. For many
developing countries it is one of the main sources of foreign
exchange income and the number one export category, creating
much needed employment and opportunities for development.
The most comprehensive way to measure the economic
importance of both inbound and domestic tourism in national
economies is through the 2008 Tourism Satellite Account (TSA)
Recommended Methodological Framework, approved by the UN
Statistics Commission. Though many countries have taken steps
towards the implementation of a TSA, relatively few have full,
comparable results available. The knowledge and experience
gained through the TSA exercise has certainly contributed to a
much better understanding of the role of tourism in economies
worldwide and allows for a tentative approximation of key
indicators.
Based on the information from countries with data available,
tourism’s contribution to worldwide gross domestic product (GDP)
is estimated at some 5%. Tourism’s contribution to employment
tends to be slightly higher and is estimated in the order of 6-7% of
the overall number of jobs worldwide (direct and indirect). For
advanced, diversified economies, the contribution of tourism to
GDP ranges from approximately 2% for countries where tourism is
a comparatively small sector, to over 10% for countries where
tourism is an important pillar of the economy. For small islands and
developing countries, the weight of tourism can be even larger,
accounting for up to 25% in some destinations.
International Tourist Arrivals
2011: consolidation of growth
despite multiple challenges
In 2011, world tourism continued to rebound from the
setbacks of 2008-2009, in a year marked by persistent
economic turbulence, major political changes in the
Middle East and North Africa, and the natural disaster in
Japan. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals (i.e.
overnight visitors) grew by 4.6% in 2011 to 983 million, up
from 940 million in 2010 when arrivals increased by 6.4%.
The majority of destinations around the world that had not
exceeded pre-crisis levels in 2010, did so in 2011. Contrary to
the long-term trend, advanced economies (+4.9%) posted higher
growth than emerging economies (+4.3%), due largely to the
strong results in Europe, and the setbacks in the Middle East
and North Africa. Europe and Asia and the Pacific (both +6%)
were the fastest-growing regions in terms of tourist arrivals in
2011. Europe grew above expectations, despite continuing
economic uncertainty, while arrivals in Asia and the Pacific
increased at a slower pace over 2010, partly due to the
temporary decline in the Japanese outbound market. Arrivals in
the Americas (+4%) were boosted by South America (+9%),
which continued to lead growth in the region for the second
consecutive year. Popular uprisings in a number of countries in
Africa and the Middle East during 2011 took a toll on tourism in
both regions. Africa (+1%) recorded only a slight increase, due to
the loss of visitors in North Africa, while the Middle East saw an
8% decline in arrivals. Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ©
Inbound tourism by month
International Tourist Arrivals (million)
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011*
Jan. Febr. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

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Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) © (Data as collected by UNWTO June 2012)
¹ Classication based on the International Monetary Fund (IMF), see the Statistical Annex of the IMF World Economic Outlook of April 2012, page 177, at www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01.
Most travel by air and
for the purpose of leisure
In 2011, travel for leisure, recreation and holidays accounted for
just over half of all international tourist arrivals (51% or 505 million
arrivals). Some 15% of international tourists reported travelling for
business and professional purposes and another 27% travelled for
other purposes, such as visiting friends and relatives (VFR),
religious reasons and pilgrimages, health treatment, etc. The
purpose of visit for the remaining 7% of arrivals was not specified.
Slightly over half of travellers arrived at their destination by air
transport (51%) in 2011, while the remainder travelled over the
surface (49%) – whether by road (41%), rail (2%), or over water
(6%). Over time, the trend has been for air transport to grow at a
somewhat faster pace than surface transport, so the share of air
transport is gradually increasing.
Inbound tourism by purpose of visit, 2011*
(share)
Leisure, recreation
and holidays
51%
VFR, health,
religion, other
27%
Business and
professional
15%
Not specified 7%
Inbound tourism by mode of transport, 2011*
(share)
Air
51%
Road
41%
Rail 2%
Water 6%
International Tourist Arrivals Market Change Average annual
(million) share (%) (%) growth (%)
1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 2010 2011* 2011* 10/09 11*/10 '05-'11*
World 435 528 674 799 883 940 983 100 6.4 4.6 3.5
Advanced economies¹ 296 334 417 455 475 499 523 53.2 4.9 4.9 2.4
Emerging economies¹ 139 193 256 344 408 441 460 46.8 8.2 4.3 5.0
By UNWTO regions:
Europe 261.5 304.0 385.0 440.7 461.7 474.8 504.0 51.3 2.8 6.2 2.3
Northern Europe 28.6 35.8 43.4 56.1 56.0 56.1 59.3 6.0 0.2 5.6 0.9
Western Europe 108.6 112.2 139.7 141.7 148.5 153.8 159.0 16.2 3.6 3.4 1.9
Central/Eastern Europe 33.9 58.1 69.3 90.4 92.6 95.7 103.5 10.5 3.3 8.1 2.3
Southern/Mediter. Eu. 90.3 98.0 132.6 152.5 164.5 169.1 182.2 18.5 2.8 7.7 3.0
- of which EU-27 230.1 265.9 323.7 352.4 356.8 364.9 385.0 39.2 2.3 5.5 1.5
Asia and the Pacific 55.8 82.0 110.1 153.6 181.1 204.4 217.0 22.1 12.9 6.1 5.9
North-East Asia 26.4 41.3 58.3 85.9 98.0 111.5 115.8 11.8 13.8 3.8 5.1
South-East Asia 21.2 28.4 36.1 48.5 62.1 69.9 77.2 7.8 12.5 10.4 8.0
Oceania 5.2 8.1 9.6 11.0 10.9 11.6 11.7 1.2 6.1 0.9 1.0
South Asia 3.1 4.2 6.1 8.1 10.1 11.5 12.4 1.3 13.6 8.0 7.2
Americas 92.8 109.0 128.2 133.3 141.7 150.7 156.6 15.9 6.4 3.9 2.7
North America 71.7 80.7 91.5 89.9 93.0 99.2 101.7 10.3 6.6 2.5 2.1
Caribbean 11.4 14.0 17.1 18.8 19.6 20.0 20.8 2.1 2.2 3.9 1.7
Central America 1.9 2.6 4.3 6.3 7.6 7.9 8.3 0.8 3.9 4.8 4.7
South America 7.7 11.7 15.3 18.3 21.4 23.6 25.8 2.6 10.0 9.4 5.8
Africa 14.8 18.8 26.2 34.8 45.9 49.7 50.2 5.1 8.5 0.9 6.3
North Africa 8.4 7.3 10.2 13.9 17.6 18.8 17.1 1.7 6.7 -9.1 3.5
Subsaharan Africa 6.4 11.5 16.0 20.9 28.3 31.0 33.1 3.4 9.6 6.9 7.9
Middle East 9.6 13.7 24.1 36.3 52.8 60.3 55.4 5.6 14.2 -8.0 7.3

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International Tourism Receipts
International tourism receipts
surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011
In 2011, international tourism receipts reached a record US$
1,030 billion (euro 740 bn), up from 927 billion (euro 699 bn) in
2010. This represents a 3.9% growth in real terms (adjusted for
exchange rate fluctuations and inflation), while international
tourist arrivals increased by 4.6% in 2011 to 983 million. This
confirms the strong correlation between both indicators, with
growth in receipts tending to lag slightly behind growth in arrivals
in times of economic constraints.
By region, the Americas (+5.7%) recorded the largest increase in
receipts in 2011, followed by Europe (+5.2%), Asia and the
Pacific (+4.4%) and Africa (+2.2%). The Middle East was the only
region posting negative growth (-14%).
Europe holds the largest share of international tourism receipts
(45% share), reaching US$ 463 billion (euro 333 bn) in 2011,
followed by Asia and the Pacific (28% share or US$ 289 billion /
euro 208 bn), and the Americas (19% share or US$ 199 billion /
euro 143 bn). The Middle East (4% share) earned US$ 46 billion
(euro 33 bn) and Africa (3% share) US$ 33 billion (euro 23 bn).
Visitor expenditure on accommodation, food and drink, local
transport, entertainment and shopping, is an important
contributor to the economy of many destinations, creating much
needed employment and opportunities for development. In
2011, both emerging and advanced destinations reported
significant increases in receipts. For some 85 countries, receipts
from international tourism were over US$ 1 billion in 2011.
For destination countries, receipts from international tourism
count as exports and cover transactions generated by same-day
as well as overnight visitors. However, these do not include
receipts from international passenger transport contracted from
companies outside the travellers’ countries of residence, which
are reported in a separate category (International Passenger
Transport).
The export value of international passenger transport is
estimated at US$ 196 billion (euro 141 bn) in 2011, up from US$
170 billion (euro 131 bn) in 2010. As such, total receipts from
international tourism, including international passenger transport,
reached US$ 1.2 trillion (euro 841 bn) in 2011. In other words,
international tourism contributes US$ 3.4 billion (euro 2.4 bn) a
day to global export earnings.
International Tourism Receipts US$ Euro
Local currencies. constant prices Market Receipts Receipts
change (%) share (%) (billion) per arrival (billion) per arrival
08/07 09/08 10/09 11*/10 2011* 2010 2011* 2011* 2010 2011* 2011*
World 1.6 -5.6 5.4 3.9 100 927 1,030 1,050 699 740 750
Advanced economies¹ 1.7 -6.4 5.7 4.8 64.5 589 664 1,270 444 477 910
Emerging economies¹ 1.4 -3.9 4.9 2.2 35.5 338 366 800 255 263 570
By UNWTO regions,
Europe -0.9 -6.5 0.0 5.2 45.0 409.3 463.4 920 308.8 332.9 660
Northern Europe -2.5 -4.1 2.7 5.0 6.8 61.4 70.3 1,190 46.3 50.5 850
Western Europe -2.2 -6.6 1.1 3.7 15.6 142.2 160.4 1,010 107.2 115.2 720
Central/Eastern Europe 4.3 -8.0 -2.9 7.9 5.4 48.1 56.1 540 36.3 40.3 390
Southern/Mediter. Eu. -0.6 -6.9 -1.0 5.7 17.1 157.6 176.7 970 118.9 126.9 700
- of which EU-27 -2.7 -7.0 0.7 4.3 36.6 335.0 377.5 980 252.7 271.2 700
Asia and the Pacific 4.6 -0.6 15.5 4.4 28.1 255.3 289.4 1,330 192.5 207.9 960
North-East Asia 8.2 1.9 21.4 3.8 13.9 128.6 143.1 1,240 97.0 102.8 890
South-East Asia -0.8 -7.0 15.1 9.3 7.9 68.6 81.9 1,060 51.7 58.8 760
Oceania 3.0 5.2 -1.9 -7.3 4.0 39.2 41.6 3,560 29.5 29.9 2,560
South Asia 7.7 -4.6 16.5 14.6 2.2 18.9 23.0 1,850 14.3 16.5 1,330
Americas 4.8 -10.0 4.2 5.7 19.3 180.7 199.1 1,270 136.3 143.0 910
North America 6.9 -12.2 6.0 6.6 14.1 131.2 145.1 1,430 99.0 104.2 1,020
Caribbean -4.1 -6.4 -0.1 1.3 2.3 22.7 23.9 1,150 17.1 17.2 830
Central America 0.3 -5.4 4.8 0.9 0.7 6.7 7.2 860 5.0 5.2 620
South America 3.1 0.0 -2.1 6.5 2.2 20.1 22.9 890 15.1 16.5 640
Africa -2.5 -5.8 1.7 2.2 3.2 30.4 32.6 650 22.9 23.4 470
North Africa -3.9 -4.7 0.2 -6.7 0.9 9.7 9.5 560 7.3 6.8 400
Subsaharan Africa -1.7 -6.4 2.6 6.3 2.2 20.7 23.1 700 15.6 16.6 500
Middle East 5.5 1.2 17.2 -14.4 4.5 51.7 45.9 830 39.0 33.0 590

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($) = percentage derived from series in US$ instead of local currency
¹ See note on page 7
(Data as collected by UNWTO, June 2012)
Regional Results
Europe – surpasses the half a billion
mark in arrivals
In 2011, Europe exceeded expectations with 6% growth in
international tourist arrivals, making it the fastest-growing region
together with Asia and the Pacific. Despite persistent economic
uncertainty, tourist arrivals to Europe reached 504 million in
2011, accounting for 29 million of the 43 million additional
international arrivals recorded worldwide. Results were boosted
by Central and Eastern Europe, and Southern and
Mediterranean Europe (both +8%). In terms of earnings, Europe
holds the largest share of international tourism receipts (45%),
reaching US$ 463 billion (euro 333 bn) in 2011, and representing
a 5% increase in real terms as compared to 2010.
The robust growth of international tourist arrivals in Southern and
Mediterranean Europe (19% share of world tourism) was mostly
driven by the larger destinations: Greece (+10%), Turkey (+9%),
Portugal (+9%), Croatia (+9%), Spain (+8%) and Italy (+6%).
Other smaller destinations recorded double-digit growth such as
San Marino (+30%), the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(+25%), Serbia (+12%), Montenegro and Cyprus (both +10%).
Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) © (Data as collected by UNWTO, June 2012)
World’s Top Tourism Destinations
Turkey climbs one place to sixth
in the ranking
The top 10 ranking by international tourist arrivals saw only a minor
change in 2011. Turkey moved up one position to sixth place (with
29 million tourists) overtaking the United Kingdom. There were no
changes in the top 10 ranking by tourism receipts.
When ranking the world’s major destinations for international
tourism, it is always preferable to take more than a single
indicator into account. Ranked according to the two key tourism
indicators – international tourist arrivals and international tourism
receipts – eight of the top ten destinations appear on both lists,
despite showing marked differences in terms of the type of
tourists they attract, their average length of stay and their
spending per trip and per night. In the case of international
tourism receipts, changes not only reflect relative performance,
but also (to a considerable extent) exchange rate fluctuations of
national currencies against the US dollar.
France continues to lead the ranking of international tourist
arrivals (79 million), and ranks third in receipts (US$ 54 billion),
while the United States ranks first in receipts (US$ 116 billion)
and second in arrivals (62 million). Spain is still the second largest
earner worldwide and the first in Europe (US$ 60 billion), while
ranking fourth in the world by arrivals (57 million). China
continues to rank third in arrivals (58 million) and fourth in
receipts (US$ 48 billion), while Italy remains in fifth place in both
arrivals (46 million) and receipts (US$ 43 billion).
Turkey moved up one place to sixth in arrivals and is twelfth
in receipts. The United Kingdom is seventh in both arrivals and
receipts. Germany continues to rank eighth in tourist arrivals and
sixth in receipts, while Malaysia is ninth and fourteenth
respectively. Australia, Macao (China), and Hong Kong (China)
complete the top ten ranking by receipts in eighth, ninth and
tenth place respectively, while Mexico closes the top ten by
arrivals in tenth position.
International Tourist Arrivals
Million Change (%)
Rank Series1
2010 2011* 10/09 11*/10
1 France TF 77.1 79.5 0.5 3.0
2 United States TF 59.8 62.3 8.8 4.2
3 China TF 55.7 57.6 9.4 3.4
4 Spain TF 52.7 56.7 1.0 7.6
5 Italy TF 43.6 46.1 0.9 5.7
6 Turkey TF 27.0 29.3 5.9 8.7
7 United Kingdom TF 28.3 29.2 0.4 3.2
8 Germany TCE 26.9 28.4 10.9 5.5
9 Malaysia TF 24.6 24.7 3.9 0.6
10 Mexico TF 23.3 23.4 4.2 0.5
International Tourism Receipts
US$ Local currencies
Billion Change (%) Change (%)
Rank 2010 2011* 10/09 11*/10 10/09 11*/10
1 United States 103.5 116.3 9.9 12.3 9.9 12.3
2 Spain 52.5 59.9 -1.2 14.0 3.9 8.6
3 France 46.6 53.8 -6.0 15.6 -1.1 10.1
4 China 45.8 48.5 15.5 5.8 15.5 5.8 ($)
5 Italy 38.8 43.0 -3.6 10.9 1.4 5.6
6 Germany 34.7 38.8 0.1 12.0 5.3 6.7
7 United Kingdom 32.4 35.9 7.5 10.9 8.4 6.9
8 Australia 29.8 31.4 17.4 5.5 -0.2 -6.2
9 Macao (China) 27.8 .. 53.2 .. 53.5 ..
10 Hong Kong (China) 22.2 27.7 35.3 24.7 35.6 25.0
International Tourism Receipts Change Change
(billion) current prices (%) constant prices (%)
1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 2010 2011* 08/07 09/08 10/09 11*/10 08/07 09/08 10/09 11*/10
Local currencies 6.3 -4.1 8.2 7.7 1.6 -5.6 5.4 3.9
US$ 262 403 475 679 853 927 1,030 9.7 -9.4 8.7 11.1 5.6 -9.1 6.9 7.7
Euro 206 308 515 546 612 699 740 2.2 -4.5 14.4 5.8 -1.1 -4.7 12.5 3.0

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* = provisional figure or data; .. = figure or data not (yet) available; l = change of series; n/a = not applicable.
Series of International Tourist Arrivals – TF: International tourist arrivals at frontiers (excluding same-day visitors); VF: International visitor arrivals at frontiers (tourists and same-day visitors);
THS: International tourist arrivals at hotels and similar establishments; TCE: International tourist arrivals at collective tourism establishments.
International Tourist Arrivals International Tourism Receipts
Destinations (1000) Change (%) Share (%) (US$ million) Share (%)
Series1
2009 2010 2011* 10/09 11*/10 2011* 2009 2010 2011* 2011*
Europe 461,662 474,755 503,963 2.8 6.2 100 412,257 409,310 463,404 100
Northern Europe 55,997 56,125 59,284 0.2 5.6 11.8 58,438 61,425 70,278 14.2
Denmark TF 8,547 8,744 .. 2.3 .. .. 5,617 5,704 6,165 1.4
Finland TF 3,423 3,670 4,192 7.2 14.2 1.9 2,820 2,902 3,646 1.3
Iceland TCE 1,280 1,223 1,418 -4.4 16.0 0.7 548 556 707 0.2
Ireland TF 7,189 6,515 .. -9.4 .. .. 4,890 4,077 4,644 1.6
Norway THS 2,503 2,723 2,973 8.8 9.2 1.4 4,154 4,707 5,301 1.8
Sweden TCE 4,855 4,951 5,029 2.0 1.6 2.3 10,260 11,080 13,886 4.8
United Kingdom TF 28,199 28,299 29,192 0.4 3.2 13.5 30,149 32,401 35,928 12.4
Western Europe 148,536 153,847 159,045 3.6 3.4 73.3 144,471 142,153 160,392 55.4
Austria TCE 21,355 22,004 23,012 3.0 4.6 10.6 19,382 18,596 19,860 6.9
Belgium TCE 6,814 7,186 7,456 5.5 3.8 3.4 10,243 10,359 11,313 3.9
France TF 76,764 77,148 79,500 0.5 3.0 36.6 49,528 46,560 53,845 18.6
Germany TCE 24,223 26,875 28,352 10.9 5.5 13.1 34,650 34,675 38,842 13.4
Liechtenstein THS 52 50 53 -4.8 7.1 0.0 .. .. .. ..
Luxembourg TCE 849 793 543 -6.5 -31.6 0.3 4,169 4,116 4,535 1.6
Monaco THS 265 279 295 5.5 5.6 0.1 .. .. .. ..
Netherlands TCE 9,921 10,883 11,300 9.7 3.8 5.2 12,368 12,883 14,445 5.0
Switzerland THS 8,294 8,628 8,534 4.0 -1.1 3.9 14,131 14,965 17,553 6.1
Central/Eastern Europe 92,619 95,676 103,457 3.3 8.1 47.7 47,948 48,094 56,072 19.4
Armenia TF 575 684 758 18.9 10.8 0.3 334 408 445 0.2
Azerbaijan TF 1,005 1,280 1,562 27.4 22.0 0.7 353 621 1,287 0.4
Belarus TF 95 119 .. 25.3 .. .. 370 437 459 0.2
Bulgaria TF 5,739 6,047 6,324 5.4 4.6 2.9 3,728 3,637 3,967 1.4
Czech Rep TF 8,848 8,629 8,775 -2.5 1.7 4.0 7,013 7,121 7,628 2.6
Estonia TF 1,900 2,120 2,460 11.6 16.0 1.1 1,090 1,062 1,248 0.4
Georgia VF 1,500 2,032 2,820 35.4 38.8 1.3 476 659 936 0.3
Hungary TF 9,058 9,510 10,250 5.0 7.8 4.7 5,631 5,381 5,580 1.9
Kazakhstan TF 3,118 3,393 4,093 8.8 20.6 1.9 963 1,005 1,209 0.4
Kyrgyzstan TF 2,147 1,316 .. -38.7 .. .. 459 284 .. ..
Latvia TF 1,323 1,373 1,493 3.8 8.7 0.7 723 640 771 0.3
Lithuania TF 1,341 1,507 .. 12.4 .. .. 1,011 1,021 1,353 0.5
Poland TF 11,890 12,470 13,350 4.9 7.1 6.2 9,011 9,526 10,687 3.7
Rep Moldova TCE 60 64 75 6.8 17.9 0.0 173 174 194 0.1
Romania TCE 1,276 1,343 1,515 5.3 12.8 0.7 1,234 1,140 1,417 0.5
Russian Federation TF 19,420 20,271 22,686 4.4 11.9 10.5 9,366 8,830 11,398 3.9
Slovakia TCE 1,298 1,327 1,460 2.2 10.1 0.7 2,336 2,233 2,429 0.8
Tajikistan .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4 3 0.0
Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ukraine TF 20,798 21,203 21,415 1.9 1.0 9.9 3,576 3,788 4,294 1.5
Uzbekistan TF 1,215 975 .. -19.8 .. .. 99 121 .. ..
Southern/Mediter. Eu. 164,511 169,107 182,178 2.8 7.7 84.0 161,400 157,638 176,663 61.0
Albania TF 1,792 2,347 .. 31.0 .. .. 1,816 1,626 1,628 0.6
Andorra TF 1,830 1,808 1,948 -1.2 7.7 0.9 .. .. .. ..
Bosnia & Herzg TCE 311 365 392 17.5 7.2 0.2 671 594 628 0.2
Croatia TCE 8,694 9,111 9,927 4.8 9.0 4.6 8,898 8,259 9,185 3.2
Cyprus TF 2,141 2,173 2,392 1.5 10.1 1.1 2,180 2,153 2,520 0.9
F.Yug.Rp.Macedonia TCE 259 262 327 1.0 25.1 0.2 218 197 239 0.1
Greece TF 14,915 15,007 16,427 0.6 9.5 7.6 14,506 12,742 14,623 5.1
Israel TF 2,321 2,803 2,820 20.8 0.6 1.3 3,741 4,768 4,849 1.7
Italy TF 43,239 43,626 46,119 0.9 5.7 21.3 40,249 38,786 42,999 14.9
Malta TF 1,182 1,336 1,412 13.0 5.6 0.7 892 1,079 1,265 0.4
Montenegro TCE 1,044 1,088 1,201 4.2 10.4 0.6 662 660 777 0.3
Portugal TCE 6,479 6,832 7,432 5.4 8.8 3.4 9,635 10,077 11,339 3.9
San Marino THS 151 120 156 -20.9 30.3 0.1 .. .. .. ..
Serbia TCE 645 683 764 5.8 11.9 0.4 989 798 992 0.3
Slovenia TCE 1,824 1,869 2,037 2.5 9.0 0.9 2,516 2,566 2,708 0.9
Spain TF 52,178 52,677 56,694 1.0 7.6 26.1 53,177 52,525 59,892 20.7
Turkey TF 25,506 27,000 29,343 5.9 8.7 13.5 21,250 20,807 23,020 8.0
¹ See note below

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Series1
2009 2010 2011* 10/09 11*/10 2011* 2009 2010 2011* 2011*
Asia and the Pacific 181,127 204,439 216,996 12.9 6.1 100 204,155 255,254 289,448 100
North-East Asia 98,017 111,508 115,779 13.8 3.8 53.4 101,627 128,579 143,051 49.4
China TF 50,875 55,664 57,581 9.4 3.4 26.5 39,675 45,814 48,464 16.7
Hong Kong (China) TF 16,926 20,085 22,316 18.7 11.1 10.3 16,408 22,200 27,686 9.6
Japan VF 6,790 8,611 6,219 26.8 -27.8 2.9 10,305 13,199 10,966 3.8
Korea, D P Rp .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Korea, Republic of VF 7,818 8,798 9,795 12.5 11.3 4.5 9,819 10,359 12,304 4.3
Macao (China) TF 10,402 11,926 12,925 14.7 8.4 6.0 18,142 27,790 .. ..
Mongolia TF 411 456 456 10.8 0.0 0.2 235 244 218 0.1
Taiwan (pr. of China) VF 4,395 5,567 6,087 26.7 9.3 2.8 6,816 8,721 11,044 3.8
South-East Asia 62,102 69,886 77,154 12.5 10.4 35.6 53,847 68,587 81,871 28.3
Brunei Darussalam TF 157 214 242 36.3 13.0 0.1 254 .. .. ..
Cambodia TF 2,046 2,399 2,882 17.3 20.1 1.3 1,082 1,180 1,683 0.6
Indonesia TF 6,324 7,003 7,650 10.7 9.2 3.5 5,598 6,957 7,952 2.7
Lao P.D.R. TF 1,239 1,670 .. 34.8 .. .. 268 382 406 0.1
Malaysia TF 23,646 24,577 24,714 3.9 0.6 11.4 15,772 18,276 18,259 6.3
Myanmar TF 243 311 391 27.7 25.9 0.2 56 73 .. ..
Philippines TF 3,017 3,520 3,917 16.7 11.3 1.8 2,330 2,630 3,152 1.1
Singapore TF 7,488 9,161 10,390 22.3 13.4 4.8 9,368 14,133 17,990 6.2
Thailand TF 14,150 15,936 19,098 12.6 19.8 8.8 16,056 20,115 26,256 9.1
Vietnam VF 3,747 5,050 6,014 34.8 19.1 2.8 3,050 4,450 5,620 1.9
Oceania 10,904 11,566 11,669 6.1 0.9 5.4 33,781 39,157 41,560 14.4
American Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Australia VF 5,584 5,885 5,875 5.4 -0.2 2.7 25,385 29,798 31,443 10.9
Cook Is TF 101 104 112 3.0 7.9 0.1 103 110 .. ..
Fiji TF 542 632 675 16.5 6.8 0.3 422 523 .. ..
French Polynesia TF 160 154 163 -4.1 5.8 0.1 440 403 .. ..
Guam TF 1,053 1,197 1,160 13.7 -3.1 0.5 .. .. .. ..
Kiribati TF 4 5 5 19.2 12.0 0.0 3 .. .. ..
Marshall Is TF 5 5 5 -15.1 -0.1 0.0 4 3 .. ..
Micronesia (Fed.St.of) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
N,Mariana Is TF 345 375 .. 8.4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
New Caledonia TF 99 99 112 -0.8 13.5 0.1 141 132 .. ..
New Zealand VF 2,458 2,525 2,601 2.7 3.0 1.2 4,586 4,906 5,527 1.9
Niue TF 5 6 6 33.3 -1.9 0.0 2 2 .. ..
Palau TF 72 86 109 19.1 27.4 0.1 113 124 .. ..
Papua New Guinea TF 124 147 163 18.5 11.1 0.1 1 2 2 0.0
Samoa TF 129 129 127 0.2 -1.6 0.1 116 124 .. ..
Solomon Is TF 18 21 23 12.4 11.8 0.0 44 54 73 0.0
Tonga TF 51 45 45 -10.3 -0.6 0.0 16 31 .. ..
Tuvalu TF 2 2 .. 4.9 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Vanuatu TF 101 97 94 -3.5 -3.5 0.0 .. .. .. ..
South Asia 10,103 11,479 12,395 13.6 8.0 5.7 14,900 18,932 22,966 7.9
Afghanistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bangladesh TF 267 303 .. 13.4 .. .. 70 81 .. ..
Bhutan TF 23 27 37 14.7 39.2 0.0 32 35 48 0.0
India TF 5,168 5,776 6,290 11.8 8.9 2.9 11,136 14,160 17,518 6.1
Iran .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,012 2,707 .. ..
Maldives TF 656 792 931 20.7 17.6 0.4 608 714 .. ..
Nepal TF 510 603 736 18.3 22.1 0.3 412 344 386 0.1
Pakistan TF 855 907 .. 6.1 .. .. 272 305 358 0.1
Sri Lanka TF 448 654 856 46.1 30.8 0.4 350 576 830 0.3

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Although part of the growth in Southern Mediterranean Europe
resulted from a shift in traffic away from the Middle East and
North Africa, destinations in the Mediterranean also profited from
improved outbound flows from markets such as Scandinavia,
Germany and the Russian Federation.
In Central and Eastern Europe (+8%), major destinations such as
the Russian Federation (+12%) and Poland (+7%) contributed to
the buoyant subregional results. Georgia (+39%) showed the
highest relative increase among the emerging destinations,
continuing a trend of rapid growth in recent years. Azerbaijan
(+22%) and Kazakhstan (+21%) also posted strong growth,
followed by the Republic of Moldova (+18%), Estonia (+16%),
Romania (+13%), Armenia (+11%) and Slovakia (+10%).
In Northern Europe (+6%), Scandinavian countries such as
Iceland (+16%) and Finland (+14%) recorded double-digit
growth, followed by Norway which experienced a 9% increase in
arrivals over 2010. The United Kingdom, the subregion’s largest
destination, recorded a 3% increase in arrivals after a flat 2010.
Ireland also returned to positive growth, growing by 8%
(a consolidated figure is yet to be reported).
Western Europe (+3%), experienced comparatively more modest
growth, with 5 million more arrivals in 2011. Larger destinations
such as Germany (+6%) and Austria (+5%) showed a solid
performance, followed by the Netherlands, Belgium (both +4%)
and France (+3%).
Asia and the Pacific – growth driven
by South-East Asian destinations
Asia and the Pacific (+6%) recorded an increase of 13 million tourist
arrivals in 2011, reaching a total of 217 million. Growth slowed
down compared to 2010 (+13%), largely due to the impact of the
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan affecting both inbound
tourism to and outbound tourism from the country. The Asia and
the Pacific region earned US$ 289 billion in tourism receipts, up
US$ 34 billion from 2010, or a 4% increase in real terms.
By subregions, South-East Asia experienced the highest growth
in international arrivals (+10%), benefiting from strong
intraregional demand. A large number of destinations reported
double-digit figures, with Myanmar (+26%), Cambodia, Thailand
(both +20%) and Vietnam (+19%) posting the highest growth in
arrivals. In absolute terms, Thailand recorded the largest
increase, with over 3 million more tourist arrivals, followed by
Singapore (+1 million).
Bhutan (+39%), Sri Lanka (+31%) and Nepal (+22%) boasted the
highest growth in South Asia (+8%), followed by Maldives
(+18%). India, the largest destination in the subregion, recorded
a 9% increase.
Growth was comparatively lower in North-East Asia (+4%) owing
to the drop in arrivals in Japan (-28%) and the temporary
disruption of Japanese outbound travel, with expenditure on
international tourism down by 11% in 2011. In contrast, both the
Republic of Korea and Hong Kong (China) posted an 11%
increase in arrivals, while China saw more modest growth (+3%).
Oceania (+1%) saw only a slight increase last year, with Australia,
the largest destination, recording zero growth, and New Zealand
a modest 3%.
The Americas – South America
continues to lead growth
The Americas (+4%) saw an increase of 6 million arrivals,
reaching a total of 157 million in 2011. The Americas recorded
the highest growth in international tourism receipts among all
regions, a 5.7% increase in real terms. In absolute value, tourism
receipts increased by US$ 18 billion to US$ 199 billion.
South America (+9%) continued to lead growth in international
arrivals, sustained by strong intraregional demand. Double-digit
figures were posted by Uruguay (+22%), Paraguay (+13%),
Peru (+13%) and Chile (+11%). Brazil was one of the fastest
growing source markets with a 30% increase in expenditure,
currently ranking third in the Americas.
Central America saw an above-average increase of 5% in
arrivals, with Panama (+11%) continuing as the star performer. All
destinations in the subregion reported positive growth, with
Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua posting results
close to the subregional average.
Arrivals in the Caribbean increased by 4%, boosted by the sound
results of the larger island destinations, such as Cuba (+7%) and
the Dominican Republic (+4%). Barbados (+7%) and Aruba
(+6%) also recorded significant growth, while Jamaica saw a 2%
increase.
North America recorded below-average growth (+3%), although
this still represents an increase of 3 million tourist arrivals. The
United States benefitted the most with a solid growth of 4%,
while Mexico (+0.5%) and Canada (-1%) recorded flat results.

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Series1
2009 2010 2011* 10/09 11*/10 2011* 2009 2010 2011* 2011*
Americas 141,697 150,707 156,600 6.4 3.9 100 166,097 180,700 199,082 100
North America 93,042 99,183 101,704 6.6 2.5 64.9 119,436 131,207 145,084 72.9
Canada TF 15,737 16,097 15,976 2.3 -0.8 10.2 13,733 15,711 16,936 8.5
Mexico TF 22,346 23,290 23,403 4.2 0.5 14.9 11,513 11,992 11,869 6.0
United States TF 54,958 59,796 62,325 8.8 4.2 39.8 94,191 103,505 116,279 58.4
Caribbean 19,590 20,024 20,811 2.2 3.9 13.3 22,183 22,735 23,901 12.0
Anguilla TF 58 62 66 7.1 6.1 0.0 89 96 105 0.1
Antigua.Barb TF 234 230 241 -1.9 5.0 0.2 293 298 313 0.2
Aruba TF 813 825 871 1.5 5.7 0.6 1,218 1,245 1,352 0.7
Bahamas TF 1,327 1,370 1,344 3.3 -1.9 0.9 2,014 2,147 .. ..
Barbados TF 519 532 568 2.6 6.7 0.4 1,068 1,034 974 0.5
Bermuda TF 236 232 236 -1.5 1.6 0.2 366 442 466 0.2
Bonaire TF 67 .. .. .. .. .. 106 .. .. ..
Br. Virgin Is TF 309 330 338 7.0 2.2 0.2 369 389 .. ..
Cayman Islands TF 272 288 309 6.0 7.2 0.2 535 385 .. ..
Cuba TF 2,405 2,507 2,688 4.2 7.2 1.7 2,051 2,187 .. ..
Curaçao TF 367 342 390 -6.9 14.2 0.2 361 385 453 0.2
Dominica TF 75 77 73 2.1 -4.1 0.0 84 89 80 0.0
Dominican Rp TF 3,992 4,125 4,306 3.3 4.4 2.7 4,049 4,209 4,353 2.2
Grenada TF 109 105 112 -4.3 7.1 0.1 99 96 104 0.1
Guadeloupe TCE 347 392 .. 13.1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Haiti TF 387 255 .. -34.1 .. .. 312 167 .. ..
Jamaica TF 1,831 1,922 1,952 4.9 1.6 1.2 1,926 2,001 2,012 1.0
Martinique TF 442 476 495 7.9 3.9 0.3 420 472 .. ..
Montserrat TF 6 6 5 -5.2 -9.8 0.0 6 6 6 0.0
Puerto Rico TF 3,550 3,679 .. 3.6 .. .. 3,473 3,598 .. ..
Saba TF 12 12 .. 3.1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Lucia TF 278 306 290 9.9 -5.3 0.2 296 329 296 0.1
St. Eustatius TF 12 11 .. -5.5 .. .. .. .. .. ..
St. Kitts-Nev TF 93 99 98 6.0 -0.7 0.1 83 86 92 0.0
St. Maarten TF 440 443 424 0.7 -4.2 0.3 616 674 719 0.4
St. Vincent, Grenadines TF 75 72 74 -3.9 1.9 0.0 88 86 92 0.0
Trinidad Tobago TF 419 386 .. -8.0 .. .. 367 393 .. ..
Turks, Caicos TF 351 281 354 -20.0 26.0 0.2 .. .. .. ..
US. Virgin Is TF 563 590 536 4.8 -9.2 0.3 1,021 1,013 .. ..
Central America 7,640 7,940 8,320 3.9 4.8 5.3 6,003 6,676 7,174 3.6
Belize TF 232 241 250 3.6 4.0 0.2 256 264 .. ..
Costa Rica TF 1,923 2,100 2,196 9.2 4.6 1.4 1,815 2,009 2,156 1.1
El Salvador TF 1,091 1,150 1,184 5.4 3.0 0.8 319 390 415 0.2
Guatemala TF 1,392 1,219 1,225 -12.4 0.5 0.8 1,179 1,378 1,350 0.7
Honduras TF 870 896 931 3.0 4.0 0.6 616 650 701 0.4
Nicaragua TF 932 1,011 1,060 8.5 4.8 0.7 334 308 377 0.2
Panama TF 1,200 1,324 1,473 10.3 11.2 0.9 1,483 1,676 1,926 1.0
South America 21,426 23,561 25,765 10.0 9.4 16.5 18,475 20,081 22,923 11.5
Argentina TF 4,308 5,325 5,663 23.6 6.3 3.6 3,960 4,942 5,353 2.7
Bolivia TF 671 807 .. 20.2 .. .. 279 310 .. ..
Brazil TF 4,802 5,161 5,433 7.5 5.3 3.5 5,305 5,702 6,555 3.3
Chile TF 2,750 2,766 3,070 0.6 11.0 2.0 1,604 1,620 1,831 0.9
Colombia TF 2,303 2,385 .. 3.6 .. .. 1,999 2,083 2,201 1.1
Ecuador VF 968 1,047 1,141 8.1 9.0 0.7 670 781 837 0.4
French Guiana TF 83 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guyana TF 141 150 157 6.4 4.5 0.1 35 80 .. ..
Paraguay TF 439 465 524 5.9 12.6 0.3 205 217 241 0.1
Peru TF 2,140 2,299 2,598 7.4 13.0 1.7 2,014 2,008 2,360 1.2
Suriname TF 150 204 220 35.9 7.9 0.1 64 61 .. ..
Uruguay TF 2,055 2,349 2,857 14.3 21.6 1.8 1,312 1,496 2,187 1.1
Venezuela TF 615 510 551 -17.1 8.2 0.4 990 739 .. ..

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Series1
2009 2010 2011* 10/09 11*/10 2011* 2009 2010 2011* 2011*
Africa 45,850 49,738 50,168 8.5 0.9 100 28,368 30,373 32,552 100
North Africa 17,574 18,756 17,055 6.7 -9.1 34.0 9,896 9,661 9,468 29.1
Algeria VF 1,912 2,070 2,395 8.3 15.7 4.8 267 219 .. ..
Morocco TF 8,341 9,288 9,342 11.4 0.6 18.6 6,557 6,703 7,307 22.4
Sudan TF 420 495 536 17.8 8.3 1.1 299 94 .. ..
Tunisia TF 6,901 6,902 4,782 0.0 -30.7 9.5 2,773 2,645 1,805 5.5
Subsaharan Africa 28,276 30,982 33,112 9.6 6.9 66.0 18,472 20,712 23,083 70.9
Angola TF 366 425 .. 16.2 .. .. 534 719 .. ..
Benin TF 190 199 .. 4.7 .. .. 131 133 .. ..
Botswana TF 2,103 2,145 .. 2.0 .. .. 228 218 .. ..
Burkina Faso THS 269 274 .. 1.8 .. .. 64 72 .. ..
Burundi TF 212 142 .. -33.0 .. .. 2 2 .. ..
Cameroon THS 498 573 .. 15.1 .. .. 270 159 .. ..
Cape Verde THS 287 336 428 17.0 27.4 0.9 285 278 369 1.1
Cent. Afr. Rep. TF 52 54 .. 2.7 .. .. 4 6 .. ..
Chad THS 70 71 .. 1.4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Comoros TF 11 15 .. 35.4 .. .. 32 35 .. ..
Congo THS 94 101 .. 7.4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Côte d'Ivoire TF .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 201 .. ..
Dem. R. Congo TF 53 81 .. 52.8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Djibouti TF .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 18 .. ..
Equatorial Guinea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Eritrea VF 79 84 .. 5.8 .. .. 26 .. .. ..
Ethiopia TF 427 468 .. 9.6 .. .. 329 522 .. ..
Gabon TF 186 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gambia TF 142 91 .. -35.7 .. .. 63 32 .. ..
Ghana TF 803 931 .. 16.0 .. .. 768 620 .. ..
Guinea TF .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. ..
Kenya TF 1,392 1,470 .. 5.6 .. .. 690 800 884 2.7
Lesotho TF 320 414 .. 29.5 .. .. 30 34 .. ..
Liberia .. .. .. .. .. 123 12 .. ..
Madagascar TF 163 196 225 20.5 14.8 0.4 308 321 .. ..
Malawi TF 755 746 .. -1.2 .. .. 44 47 .. ..
Mali TF 160 169 .. 5.6 .. .. 192 205 .. ..
Mauritania TF .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mauritius TF 871 935 965 7.3 3.2 1.9 1,117 1,282 1,493 4.6
Mozambique TF 1,461 1,718 .. 17.6 .. .. 196 197 231 0.7
Namibia TF 980 984 .. 0.4 .. .. 398 438 517 1.6
Niger TF 66 74 .. 12.3 .. .. 66 79 .. ..
Nigeria TF 1,414 1,555 .. 10.0 .. .. 602 571 601 1.8
Reunion TF 422 420 471 -0.3 12.1 0.9 425 392 .. ..
Rwanda TF 646 619 .. -4.2 .. .. 174 202 252 0.8
Sao Tome Prn TF 15 8 .. -47.4 .. .. 10 9 .. ..
Senegal TF 810 900 .. 11.1 .. .. 463 453 .. ..
Seychelles TF 158 175 194 10.8 11.4 0.4 257 274 291 0.9
Sierra Leone TF 37 39 .. 5.0 .. .. 25 26 .. ..
Somalia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South Africa TF 7,012 8,074 8,339 15.1 3.3 16.6 7,543 9,070 9,547 29.3
Swaziland TF 909 868 .. -4.5 .. .. 40 51 .. ..
Tanzania TF 695 754 .. 8.5 .. .. 1,160 1,254 1,457 4.5
Togo THS 150 202 .. 34.7 .. .. 68 66 .. ..
Uganda TF 807 946 .. 17.3 .. .. 667 784 .. ..
Zambia TF 710 815 .. 14.8 .. .. 98 125 .. ..
Zimbabwe VF 2,017 2,239 .. 11.0 .. .. 523 634 .. ..

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² Dubai only
Africa – a mixed picture
International tourist arrivals in Africa increased only slightly (1%) in
2011 estimated on data available to date, as the gain of two
million arrivals for Subsaharan destinations (+7%) was almost
fully offset by the losses in North Africa (-9%). On balance,
arrivals in the region increased by half a million, maintaining the
total at 50 million. International tourism receipts increased by 2%
in real terms to US$ 33 billion.
Cape Verde saw the fastest growth with 27% more arrivals,
followed by Algeria (+16%), Madagascar (+15%), Reunion
(+12%) and the Seychelles (+11%). The top destinations in the
region, Morocco (+1%) and South Africa (+3%), maintained
their positive trend of the past years, but at a more modest
level. In North Africa, results were negatively affected by the
political transition in Tunisia, which suffered a 31% drop in
arrivals.
Outbound Tourism
Most tourists visit destinations within
their own region
The large majority of international travel takes place within the
traveller’s own region, with about four out of five worldwide
arrivals originating from the same region.
Traditionally source markets for international tourism have been
largely concentrated in the advanced economies of Europe, the
Americas and Asia and the Pacific. However, with rising levels of
disposable income, many emerging economies have shown fast
growth over recent years, especially in a number of markets in
Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Southern
Africa and South America.
Europe is currently still the world’s largest source region,
generating just over half of international arrivals worldwide,
followed by Asia and the Pacific (22%), the Americas (16%), the
Middle East (4%) and Africa (3%).
Middle East – a challenging year
for tourism
Tourism in the Middle East suffered a major setback as a result of
the popular uprisings that took place in many of their
destinations during 2011. The region that has been the fastest
growing in the world over the past decade, lost an estimated 5
million international tourist arrivals in 2011(-8%), totalling 55
million. International tourism receipts amounted to US$ 46 billion.
Most destinations in the Middle East suffered, directly or indirectly,
from the impact of the social and political developments and
changes in the region. Syria (-41%), Egypt (-32%), Lebanon (-24%),
Palestine (-15%) and Jordan (-13%) saw significant drops in tourist
arrivals. Nevertheless, some destinations sustained steady growth.
Saudi Arabia recorded an impressive 60% growth in international
arrivals (6 million extra visitors, reaching a total of 17 million) in a
major rebound from 2009 and 2010 thanks to important efforts by
the authorities to increase the role of tourism in the country’s
economy. The emirate Dubai reported an increase of 9% over 2010.
Series1
2009 2010 2011* 10/09 11*/10 2011* 2009 2010 2011* 2011*
Middle East 52,755 60,271 55,436 14.2 -8.0 100 42,184 51,658 45,874 100
Bahrain TF .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,118 1,362 .. ..
Egypt TF 11,914 14,051 9,497 17.9 -32.4 17.1 10,755 12,528 8,707 19.0
Iraq VF 1,262 1,518 .. 20.3 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Jordan TF 3,789 4,557 3,975 20.3 -12.8 7.2 2,911 3,585 3,000 6.5
Kuwait THS 297 207 .. -30.3 .. .. 354 241 199 0.4
Lebanon TF 1,844 2,168 1,655 17.6 -23.7 3.0 6,774 8,012 .. ..
Libya .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 60 .. ..
Oman TF 1,524 .. .. .. .. .. 689 775 .. ..
Palestine THS 396 522 446 31.9 -14.5 0.8 410 667 .. 1.0
Qatar TF 1,659 1,866 .. 12.5 .. .. 179 584 1,170 2.5
Saudi Arabia TF 10,897 10,850 17,336 -0.4 59.8 31.3 5,995 6,712 8,459 18.4
Syria TF 6,092 8,546 5,070 40.3 -40.7 9.1 3,757 6,190 .. ..
Untd Arab Emirates² THS 6,812 7,432 8,129 9.1 9.4 14.7 7,352 8,577 9,204 20.1
Yemen THS 434 536 .. 23.5 .. .. 486 622 .. ..

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¹ Countries that could not be allocated to a specific region of origin. As information is derived from inbound tourism data this occurs when data on the country of origin is missing or when a category such
as 'other countries of the world' is used grouping countries together that are not seperately specified.
$ = percentage derived from series in US$ instead of local currency
Fourth in the expenditure ranking is the United Kingdom (US$
51 bn), fifth is France (US$ 42 bn) and sixth Canada (US$ 33 bn).
Italy remains in eighth place and Australia in tenth with
expenditures of US$ 29 billion and US$ 27 billion respectively.
Besides Japan, the United Kingdom was the only market in the
top ten to record a decline in expenditure (-2%) due to the weak
economy and pound sterling. Other changes in the ranking
include Belgium’s climb to eleven (from thirteen) and Singapore’s
move to thirteen (up from fifteen).
Like Russia and China, the other two BRIC countries also saw
substantial expenditure growth last year. Brazil increased
expenditure by 30% (an additional US$ 5 billion to US$ 21 bn),
following an increase of 51% in 2010, jumping six places to
twelfth position. India was the fastest growing source market
among the top 50 spenders with a 33% increase (an additional
US$ 3 billion spent to US$ 14 bn) moving up two places to 22nd
in the ranking.
Top spenders in international tourism
Russia moves up to seventh place
The only change in the top 10 ranking by international tourism
spenders in 2011 was the Russian Federation’s climb to seventh
place, exchanging places with Japan, which moved down to
ninth place as a result of a decline in outbound tourism following
the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Russians
spent US$ 33 billion on international tourism last year, up US$ 6
billion over 2010.
Germany continues to lead the global ranking, with US$ 84
billion in international tourism expenditure in 2011, followed by
the United States (US$ 79 bn) and China (US$ 73 bn). Of the top
10 spenders, China recorded the highest increase with +32% or
an additional US$ 18 billion spent on international tourism,
maintaining third place but reducing the gap with the United
States (2nd).
International Tourism Local currencies Market Population Expenditure
Rank Expenditure (US$ billion) change (%) share (%) 2010 per capita
2010 2011* 10/09 11*/10 2011* (million) (US$)
World 927 1,030 100 6,946 148
1 Germany 78.1 84.3 1.3 2.8 8.2 82 1,031
2 United States 75.5 79.1 1.9 4.8 7.7 312 254
3 China 54.9 72.6 25.6 32.2 ($) 7.0 1,348 54
4 United Kingdom 50.0 50.6 0.5 -2.4 4.9 63 807
5 France 38.5 41.7 5.7 3.0 4.0 63 660
6 Canada 29.6 33.0 10.0 7.2 3.2 34 958
7 Russian Federation 26.6 32.5 27.2 22.1 ($) 3.2 142 228
8 Italy 27.1 28.7 2.0 0.8 2.8 61 473
9 Japan 27.9 27.2 4.0 -11.2 2.6 128 213
10 Australia 22.2 26.9 7.3 8.0 2.6 23 1,184
International Tourist Arrivals by region of origin Market Change Average annual
(million) share (%) (%) growth (%)
1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 2010 2011* 2011* 10/09 11*/10 '05-11*
World 435 528 674 799 883 940 983 100 6.4 4.6 3.3
From:
Europe 250.8 303.5 388.8 449.2 476.8 492.9 516.6 52.5 3.4 4.8 1.9
Asia and the Pacific 58.7 86.1 113.9 152.7 179.5 204.4 215.3 21.9 13.9 5.3 5.9
Americas 99.3 108.5 130.8 136.5 146.9 155.8 162.0 16.5 6.1 3.9 2.9
Middle East 8.2 9.3 14.0 22.6 32.6 35.8 36.0 3.7 9.7 0.5 8.1
Africa 9.8 11.5 14.9 19.3 25.6 28.0 29.3 3.0 9.5 4.5 7.2
Origin not specified¹ 7.8 8.6 11.2 18.4 21.6 23.0 24.0 2.4
Same region 349.2 423.3 532.2 629.7 686.3 723.9 763.8 77.7 5.5 5.5 3.3
Other regions 77.6 95.7 130.2 150.6 175.1 193.0 195.3 19.9 10.2 1.2 4.4

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UNWTO Tourism Towards 2030 is UNWTO’s recently updated
long-term outlook and assessment of the development of
tourism for the two decades from 2010 to 2030. It is a broad
research project building on UNWTO’s on-going work in the field
of long-term forecasting, initiated in the 1990s. The new study
substitutes the earlier Tourism 2020 Vision, which has become a
worldwide reference for international tourism forecasts.
Key outputs of Tourism Towards 2030 are quantitative
projections of international tourism demand over a 20-year
period, with 2010 as the base year and ending in 2030. The
updated forecast is enriched with an analysis of the social,
political, economic, environmental, and technological factors
which have shaped tourism in the past, and are expected to
influence the sector in the future.
According to Tourism Towards 2030, the number of international
tourist arrivals worldwide is expected to increase by an average
3.3% a year over the period 2010 to 2030. Over time, the rate of
growth will gradually slow down, from 3.8% in 2011 to 2.5% in
2030, but on top of growing base numbers. In absolute
numbers, international tourist arrivals will increase by some
43 million a year, compared to an average increase of 28 million
a year during the period 1995 to 2010. At the projected pace of
growth, international tourist arrivals worldwide will exceed
1 billion in 2012 and reach 1.8 billion by the year 2030.
UNWTO Tourism Towards 2030: Actual trend and forecast 1950-2030
UNWTO Tourism Towards 2030
Long-term forecasts – substantial potential for further growth

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International tourist arrivals in emerging economy destinations of
Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern
Mediterranean Europe, the Middle East and Africa will grow at
double the pace (+4.4% a year) of advanced economy
destinations (+2.2% a year). As a result, arrivals to emerging
economies are expected to surpass those to advanced
economies by 2015. In 2030, 57% of international arrivals will be
in emerging economy destinations (versus 30% in 1980) and
43% in advanced economy destinations (versus 70% in 1980).
By regions, the biggest growth will be seen in Asia and the Pacific,
where arrivals are forecast to increase by 331 million to reach 535
million in 2030 (+4.9% per year). The Middle East and Africa are also
expected to more than double their arrivals in this period, from 61
million to 149 million and from 50 million to 134 million respectively.
Europe (from 475 million to 744 million) and the Americas (from
150 million to 248 million) will grow comparatively less.
Thanks to their faster growth, the global market shares of Asia
and the Pacific (to 30% in 2030, up from 22% in 2010), the
Middle East (to 8%, from 6%) and Africa (to 7%, from 5%) will all
increase. As a result, Europe (to 41%, from 51%) and the
Americas (to 14%, from 16%) will experience a further decline in
their share of international tourism, mostly because of the slower
growth of comparatively mature destinations in North America,
Northern Europe and Western Europe.
Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) © (Data as collected by UNWTO September 2011)
UNWTO Tourism Towards 2030
International Tourist Arrivals received (million) Average annual growth (%) Share (%)
Actual data Projections Actual data Projections
2010-'30, of which
1980 1995 2010 2020 2030 1980-'95 '95-2010 2010-'20 2020-'30 2010 2030
World 277 528 940 1,360 1,809 4.4 3.9 3.3 3.8 2.9 100 100
to Advanced economies¹ 194 334 498 643 772 3.7 2.7 2.2 2.6 1.8 53 43
to Emerging economies¹ 83 193 442 717 1,037 5.8 5.7 4.4 4.9 3.8 47 57
By UNWTO regions:
Africa 7.2 18.9 50.3 85 134 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.4 4.6 5.3 7.4
North Africa 4.0 7.3 18.7 31 46 4.1 6.5 4.6 5.2 4.0 2.0 2.5
West and Central Africa 1.0 2.3 6.8 13 22 5.9 7.5 5.9 6.5 5.4 0.7 1.2
East Africa 1.2 5.0 12.1 22 37 10.1 6.1 5.8 6.2 5.4 1.3 2.1
Southern Africa 1.0 4.3 12.6 20 29 10.1 7.4 4.3 4.5 4.1 1.3 1.6
Americas 62.3 109.0 149.7 199 248 3.8 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.2 15.9 13.7
North America 48.3 80.7 98.2 120 138 3.5 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.4 10.4 7.6
Caribbean 6.7 14.0 20.1 25 30 5.0 2.4 2.0 2.4 1.7 2.1 1.7
Central America 1.5 2.6 7.9 14 22 3.8 7.7 5.2 6.0 4.5 0.8 1.2
South America 5.8 11.7 23.6 40 58 4.8 4.8 4.6 5.3 3.9 2.5 3.2
Asia and the Pacific 22.8 82.0 204.0 355 535 8.9 6.3 4.9 5.7 4.2 21.7 29.6
North-East Asia 10.1 41.3 111.5 195 293 9.9 6.8 4.9 5.7 4.2 11.9 16.2
South-East Asia 8.2 28.4 69.9 123 187 8.7 6.2 5.1 5.8 4.3 7.4 10.3
Oceania 2.3 8.1 11.6 15 19 8.7 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.0 1.2 1.0
South Asia 2.2 4.2 11.1 21 36 4.3 6.6 6.0 6.8 5.3 1.2 2.0
Europe 177.3 304.1 475.3 620 744 3.7 3.0 2.3 2.7 1.8 50.6 41.1
Northern Europe 20.4 35.8 57.7 72 82 3.8 3.2 1.8 2.2 1.4 6.1 4.5
Western Europe 68.3 112.2 153.7 192 222 3.4 2.1 1.8 2.3 1.4 16.3 12.3
Central/Eastern Europe 26.6 58.1 95.0 137 176 5.3 3.3 3.1 3.7 2.5 10.1 9.7
Southern/Mediter. Eu. 61.9 98.0 168.9 219 264 3.1 3.7 2.3 2.6 1.9 18.0 14.6
Middle East 7.1 13.7 60.9 101 149 4.5 10.5 4.6 5.2 4.0 6.5 8.2
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