WTO Fact Sheets Germany sets new records
Robust demand for international tourism despite uncertain economy In the period of January to August 2012 the number of International tourists hit a
Among the world’s top 10
record 705 million worldwide, a
tourism destinations, Germany
growth of 4% compared to the
(8th in ranking) recorded the
same period in 2011, or 28 million tourists more. Keeping
highest growth, with 7% more
this data UNWTO confidently
international arrivals in January-
predicts a total of one billion
August 2012 than in the same
tourists would have travelled
period last year, followed by the
internationally by the end of the
United States(2nd with +6% and Spain(4th) with +4%.
year. The comparative strength of tourism in a period of continued economic uncertainty is further confirmed by the positive data on tourism earnings and expenditure.
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