Blue Swan Daily – January 28, 2019
We are bombarded with statistics about the growth of travel and tourism. Despite many global economic tremors – whether natural disasters, political policy, terrorism or economic fragility – nothing seems to be able to stop the propensity for travel. And new data released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reveals that the sector is actually growing faster this decade than it had predicted back in 2010.
International tourist arrivals grew an estimated 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, consolidating strong 2017 results and proving to be the second strongest year since 2010. Read more:
