VATICAN CITY RESEARCH
International Destination Trends
VATICAN CITY
Introduction
Europe is one of the continent that has a well-developed tourism industry. It has for some time dominated the international travel scene in terms of numbers of arrivals and receipts. Western Europe is accessible, with major transportation routes both within the region and outside the region. Countries of Western Europe combined with the nations of Southern and Northern Europe form the most important tourist region in the world. In 2005, Europe accounted for just over a half of all international tourist arrivals. One of the many things that bring tourists to Europe is that there is a wealth of both artificial and natural attractions. In this research I shall look at a man-made resource-based leisure pursuit in Europe-town and discuss it. But first I will discuss the tourism statistic of Europe.
Europe Tourism Statistics
International tourism receipts increased by 2% in real terms, totalling US$ 458 billion which represents 43% of the world total. Tourism plays an important role in Europe because of its economic and employment potential, as well as its social and environmental implications. The role played by tourism, for both businesses and citizens, has grown considerably in recent decades. According to estimates from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, tourism accounts for more than 5 % of the European’s gross domestic product (GDP). The tourist accommodation sector employs 2.4 million people in the European Union and total employment within the whole of the European tourism industry is estimated to be between 12 million and 14 million people (Eurostat, 2013). Table 1 below shows data of international tourism number of arrivals in 4 of the European countries from 2008 to 2011 as indicated by The World bank (2012).
The table above indicates that Italy has been increasing the number of tourists it receives each year between 2008 and 2011. It is second, only to France
VATICAN CITY
Introduction
Europe is one of the continent that has a well-developed tourism industry. It has for some time dominated the international travel scene in terms of numbers of arrivals and receipts. Western Europe is accessible, with major transportation routes both within the region and outside the region. Countries of Western Europe combined with the nations of Southern and Northern Europe form the most important tourist region in the world. In 2005, Europe accounted for just over a half of all international tourist arrivals. One of the many things that bring tourists to Europe is that there is a wealth of both artificial and natural attractions. In this research I shall look at a man-made resource-based leisure pursuit in Europe-town and discuss it. But first I will discuss the tourism statistic of Europe.
Europe Tourism Statistics
International tourism receipts increased by 2% in real terms, totalling US$ 458 billion which represents 43% of the world total. Tourism plays an important role in Europe because of its economic and employment potential, as well as its social and environmental implications. The role played by tourism, for both businesses and citizens, has grown considerably in recent decades. According to estimates from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, tourism accounts for more than 5 % of the European’s gross domestic product (GDP). The tourist accommodation sector employs 2.4 million people in the European Union and total employment within the whole of the European tourism industry is estimated to be between 12 million and 14 million people (Eurostat, 2013). Table 1 below shows data of international tourism number of arrivals in 4 of the European countries from 2008 to 2011 as indicated by The World bank (2012).
The table above indicates that Italy has been increasing the number of tourists it receives each year between 2008 and 2011. It is second, only to France
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