“The international community could face a crisis rather successful but there is always the possibility of returning.”
On a regional basis, he said, “Europe and North America are lagging, Asia and the Middle East pushed up front.”
Asia-Pacific region, where tourism fell 2.0 per cent, “showed remarkable rebound” which is expected to continue in 2010, the report said UNWTO.
Meanwhile, tourist arrivals in the region declined 7.0 percent between January and June, the second half of 2009 saw growth of 3.0 percent “reflects the results and prospects of regional economies.
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Arrivals dropped 6.0 percent in the Middle East. But the region, “though still far from the level of growth in previous years, memilikiparuh both positive.”
Africa is said to have been “against the trend” with growth of 5.0 percent, and the World Cup in South Africa this summer will give another boost to the region.
Europe ended 2009 down 6.0 percent “after the first half is very complicated, with destinations in central, eastern and northern Europe particularly badly hit,” the report said.
In America, where their arrival down 5.0 percent, the Caribbean, returning to growth in the last four months of 2009.