The Business of Tourism

(Tourists in the street of Egypt)

UNWTO Secretary General, Taleb Rifai explains that "tourism is thus one of the pillars that should be supported by governments around the world as part of the solution to stimulating economic growth” (Risi, 2013).

• There are more than 1 billion people working in the tourism career worldwide.
• International tourism generated 1.3 trillion US dollars in 2012!
• International tourist arrivals grew by 5% in 2013 to 1.087 billion.
• Europe attracts the most tourists in the world.

There are many kind of tourist such as:

• Attractions.
• Historical.
• Entertainment.
• International Business.
• Medical Tourism.
• And many others.

With the next posts I will be covering the tourism in Egypt and how tourism affect Egypt economic. 


Risi, Marcelo (January 28, 2013). International tourism to continue robust growth in 2013. Retrieved from http://media.unwto.org/press-release/2013-01-28/international-tourism-continue-robust-growth-2013