Europe is the number one tourism destination in the world - by Jannis Patellis
Europe accounts about 55% of all international tourists arrivals corresponding to 52% of all international tourism receipts. Tourism activity is spread in Europe with a clear concentration in the traditional destinations in Western and Southern /Mediterranean. Europe is the main generating destination in the world, but the percentage of the population going on holiday varies greatly from country to country (76,9% of Germans, 31,2% of Portuguese (Eurostat 2006)).
According to the UNWTO Vision 2020, Europe is forecasted to reach 717 million arrivals in 2020; this is approximately a doubling of European tourism from. Growth rates will be different within Europe, as both the northern and the eastern parts are expected to have higher growth rates than the traditional destinations.
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