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UNWTO Has Confidence Sagging Tourism Numbers Will Rise

2021-06-03 by Argophilia Travel News

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The UNWTO Confidence Index reveals signs there is an incremental increase in confidence traveler numbers will grow in 2021.

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UNWTO’s Zurab Pololikashvili Says “Trust is the New Currency”

2020-06-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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The UNWTO’s Zurab Pololikashvili delivered the message that building trust is the key to tourism rebounding in the wake of the pandemic.

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Eastern Europe Tourist Arrivals Grow

2013-08-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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2013 seems to be a really good year in what tourism is concerned. According to data released by UNWTO, international tourist arrivals grew by 5% during the first half of 2013 compared to the same period of 2012. An estimated 494 million overnight visitors were welcomed in the first six months of 2013 around the […]

Tags: Central and Eastern Europe, international tourist arrivals growth, International Tourist Arrivals report, UNWTO report, UNWTO World Tourism Barometer

Receipts from International Tourism Up By 4% in 2012

2013-05-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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In a period of international crisis, it is good to hear that some areas are performing really well, and tourism seems to be one of these areas. International tourism receipts hit a new record in 2012, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer and reached a total of USD 1075 billion (euro 837 billion) worldwide. That is up 4% from USD 1042 billion (euro 749 billion) in the previous year.

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