China was one of 30 destination countries to report double-digit tourism growth rates in the first three to five months of 2008, according to the June edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
The other double-digit tourism gainers were: Japan, Korea, Macao,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Fiji, India and Nepal, the USA, Cuba,
Jamaica, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Chile, Peru and Uruguay,
Sweden, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Israel, Malta, Montenegro and Turkey, Bahrain, Egypt and Morocco.
According to the UNWTO report, "the first results for 2008 suggest the
relative stability of international tourism. In spite of uncertainties
posed by the global economy, international tourist arrivals grew at
around 5 per cent between January and April 2008, compared to the same
period of 2007." The UNWTO expects global tourism demand to grow, but
at a slower pace over the remainder of the year.
Last update : Friday, 04 July 2008
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