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ICAO and UNWTO Affirm Cooperation on Joint Aviation and Tourism Goals The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and UNWTO signed a special Joint Statement on Aviation and Tourism today, acknowledging the intention of the two UN agencies to... Montreal, Canada, 18 March 2013 |
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UNWTO welcomes travel facilitation measures by Jamaica UNWTO welcomes Jamaica’s decision to waive visa requirements for Eastern European nationals and to extend indefinitely the current visa waiver system for some Latin American nationals... Madrid, Spain, 14 March 2013 |
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UNESCO joins UNWTO to advance Silk Road tourism development The development of a ‘Silk Road Heritage Corridors’ tourism strategy for Central Asia and China is among the main outcomes of the 3rd UNWTO Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting held at ITB... Berlin, Germany, 11 March 2013 |
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| International tourist arrivals grew by 4% in 2012 to 1.035 billion |
| In 2011, international tourism generated US$ 1.2 trillion in export earnings |
| UNWTO forecasts a growth in international tourist arrivals of between 3% and 4% in 2013 |
| For the latest trends in international tourism: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer |
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