February 11th, 2011 
Marcus 
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) forecasts global growth of tourism this year for four to five percent, since last year achieved better results than expected, said the general secretary of the Organization Taleb Rifai.
According to him, global tourism has increased last year by 6.7 percent, a number of steps limit is reached 935 million. For last year’s revival of tourism is credited strong growth in Asia and a recovery in Europe and the USA.
“We are again in the phase of growth, which is expected in the long run,” said Rifai. He explained that tourism growth slows in line with slower economic growth. Rifai added that spending cuts and higher taxes in Europe can have a negative impact on travel. The recovery in Europe, which is the destination for more than half of tourists from around the world, was in 2010. year, the slowest in the world, and on the continent recorded growth in the level of three percent, said Rifai.
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