World Tourism Has Biggest Year Ever In 2006
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The threats of terrorism, as well as currency valuations and the like weren’t enough to keep anyone home in 2006. In fact, more people travelled last year than at any other time in
history
A total of 842 million international tourist arrivals were recorded last year, an increase of about 4.5 percent, the Madrid-based World Tourism Organization said, citing preliminary data.
By regions, Africa posted the biggest growth rate at 8.1 percent, benefiting from travelers’ fears of terrorism elsewhere in the world.
“Although no destination is immune to terrorist attacks, sub-Saharan Africa in particular is seen as being a long way from the center of zones of tension and unrest,” the agency said in a report.
For an impoverished country like Africa, tourism represents a very real to rapidly improve economic conditions. The trend towards increased travel is likely to continue in 2007.
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