Chinese drive global travel growth 
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Spending generated by international tourism reached $1,704 billion in 2018 – $1,448 billion spent at tourist destinations plus $256 billion in international passenger transport services
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International tourist arrivals, receipts (2018, % change on 2017) 

ASIA AND PACIFIC 345m +6% $433bn +7%
EUROPE 713m +6% $571bn +5% 
AFRICA 67m +7% $38bn +1% 
MIDDLE EAST 60m +4% $73bn +3%
AMERICAS 217m +3%  $333bn 0%
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Top spenders (2018, % change on 2017) 
China        $277.3bn +5.2%
U.S.         $144.2bn +6.8%
Germany      $94.2bn  +1.2% 
UK           $75.8bn  +3.4%
France       $47.9bn  +10.5%
Australia    $36.8bn  +9.7%
Russia       $34.5bn  +11.2%
Canada       $33.3bn  +4.3%
South Korea  $32.0bn  +0.9%  
Italy        $30.1bn  +3.8%

166m  1970
435m  1990
International tourist arrivals 1,402m   2018

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Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization          © GRAPHIC NEWS