World Tourists
Tourism continues to grow rapidly, up 7.4% worldwide from 1999 to 2000. World and regional figures for the annual number of tourists arriving at various destinations, in millions:
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Region 1999 2000 % change World* 649.9 698.3 +7.4% Africa 26.5 26.9 +1.5% Americas 122.3 130.2 +6.5% East Asia and the Pacific 97.6 111.7 +14.5% Europe 379.8 403.3 +6.2% Middle East 18.1 20.0 +10.5% South Asia 5.8 6.3 +9.0%
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*Does not total all regions due to rounding. Some percentages vary due to rounding.
Source: World Tourism Organization. Preliminary figures.
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