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billion by 2030. The sector currently accounts

for 5% of direct global GDP, 30% of the

world‘s services exports and generates one in

12 jobs worldwide (UNWTO, 2013).

UNWTO data (2012) highlights that

international tourist arrivals (overnight

visitors) worldwide exceeded the 1 billion

mark for the first time ever in 2012, with 1,035

million tourists crossing borders, up from 995

million in 2011. Asia and the Pacific recorded

the strongest growth with a 7% increase in

arrivals, followed by Africa (+6%) and the

Americas (+5%). International tourist arrivals

in Europe, the most visited region in the

world, were up by 3%. International tourism

receipts reached US$ 1,075 billion worldwide

in 2012, up from US$ 1,042 billion in 2011.

According to UNWTO long-term forecast for

Tourism towards 2030, • between 2010 and

2030, arrivals in emerging destinations (+4.4%

a year) are expected to increase at double the

pace of that in advanced economies (+2.2% a

year). • the market share of emerging

economies increased from 30% in 1980 to

47% in 2012, and is expected to reach 57% by

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