Tag: Mariano Recalde

• Thursday, December 13th 2012 - 23:18 UTC

  International tourism reaches a billion and the industry celebrates

  

  One billion tourists have traveled the world in 2012, marking a new record for international tourism – a sector that accounts for one in every 12 jobs and 30% of the world’s services exports. On the symbolic arrival date of the one-billionth tourist, 13 December 2012, UNWTO revealed the actions tourists can take to ensure their trips benefit the people and places they visit, as voted by the public.