International arrivals increased 5% em 2018

The international tourist arrivals grew 5% em 2018, atingindo os 1,4 billions, two years ahead of schedule by long-term forecasts of the World Tourism Organization (OMT), according to the edition 2019 de International Tourism Highlights, document, published on the eve of the 23rd General Assembly of UNWTO, in Saint Petersburg, and that provides a consolidated analysis of international tourism.

Ao mesmo tempo, export revenues generated by tourism increased to 1,7 trillions of dollars, representando um aumento de 4%, higher than the world economy in 2018.

The report of the OMT 2019 on international tourism also highlights that Asia and the Pacific and Africa leading the growth of arrivals, com um aumento de 7% em 2018, while Asia and the Pacific and Europe to enjoy an above-average revenue growth in tourism.

Entre os 10 the main destinations of the world in arrivals and revenues, France continues to lead the international tourist arrivals, while the US continues to be the country with the highest tourism revenue 2018.

China, por sua vez, It remained the country with the highest investment in international tourism 2018, 277.000 millions of dollars, equivalent to a fifth of the international tourist spending, followed by the US.