{"id":118879,"date":"2020-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/4-increase-in-global-international-tourist-arrivals-in-2019\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:00:11","slug":"4-increase-in-global-international-tourist-arrivals-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/4-increase-in-global-international-tourist-arrivals-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"4% Increase in Global International Tourist Arrivals in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Global international tourist arrivals grew again last year, for the tenth consecutive year, by up to 4%.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In total, 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded worldwide last year, 54 million more than in 2018.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>All regions enjoyed an increase in international tourist arrivals, but the top three spots are occupied by France, Spain, and the USA.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The regions most affected by the slowdown in the growth rate of international tourists are: Europe, where the number of tourists grew by 4% in 2019, after a 6% advance in 2018, and Asia-Pacific with a 5% advance in 2019 after 7% in 2018, where the impact of the political crisis in Hong Kong was felt.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Africa also suffered a slowdown in international tourist arrivals, which grew by 4% in 2019, after a 9% increase in 2018.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Middle East became the region with the strongest growth rate in international tourist arrivals, with an 8% advance in 2019 after 3% in 2018, particularly as a result of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s ambitious plan to attract more foreign tourists.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profit.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Profit<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>How much did global tourism grow in 2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>International tourist arrivals increased by 4% globally, reaching a total of 1.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which countries were the most popular tourist destinations?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The top three most visited countries in 2019 were France, Spain, and the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which region saw the highest growth in tourism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Middle East recorded the highest growth rate at 8%, driven largely by Saudi Arabia&#8217;s tourism initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global international tourist arrivals grew again last year, for the tenth consecutive year, by up to 4%. In total, 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded worldwide last year, 54 million more than in 2018.&nbsp; All regions enjoyed an increase in international tourist arrivals, but the top three spots are occupied by France, Spain, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":67949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-118879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118879"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=118879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}