Global Tourism
Tourism Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Travel Organization defines tourists as people who “travel to stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other proposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”. • 2008: 922 million international tourist arrivals generating $944 billion in receipts.
Rank
International Tourist Arrivals (2007)
Country
International Tourist Arrivals (2006)
1
France
81.9 million
78.9 million
2
Spain
59.2 million
58.2 million
3
United States
56.0 million
51.0 million
4
China
54.7 million
49.9 million
5
Italy
43.7 million
41.1 million
6
United Kingdom
30.7 million
30.7 million
7
Germany
24.4 million
23.5 million
8
Ukraine
23.1 million
18.9 million
9
Turkey
22.2 million
18.9 million
10
Mexico
21.4 million
21.4 million
Tour & Travel Economy Gross Domestic Product Growth • Four Years of Growth (2004, 05, 06, 07) at 3.6% • In 2008 Growth Slowed to 1.0% • In 2009 Growth is Expected to Contract by 3.3%
• Total Domestic Leisure Visitors Tops 2 Billion for the First Time in 2006. • Leisure Travel Accounts for 67% of Visitors.
Travel Expenditures in U.S. Reached $700 Billion in 2006 800
Billions
700 600
546.7
585.8
555.7
544.9
560.1
2001
2002
2003
606.9
653.8
699.8
500 400 300 200 100 0 1999
2000
2004
2005
2006
Source: Travel Industry Association; U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel & Tourism Industries
Annual US Arrivals
Visitation to the United States: Business Travel vs. Pleasure Travel From Selected Overseas Countries January - June 2009
Country of Residence
% Change Business Travelers
% Change Pleasure Travelers
Pleasure Arrivals Rank
Total Arrivals
% Change Total Arrivals
Total Arrivals Rank
Business Travel % of Total
Pleasure Travel % of Total
UNITED KINGDOM
-27%
-16%
2
1,781,391
-17%
3
14%
86%
JAPAN
-41%
-15%
3
1,320,029
-18%
4
9%
89%
GERMANY
-29%
-2%
4
764,158
-8%
5
18%
81%
FRANCE
-28%
9%
5
540,763
1%
6
16%
83%
BRAZIL
-27%
18%
6
379,491
8%
7
14%
83%
AUSTRALIA
-30%
0%
7
309,790
-6%
9
15%
85%
ITALY
-22%
2%
8
297,588
-3%
10
17%
82%
VENEZUELA
-28%
1%
14
193,606
-4%
16
13%
85%
ARGENTINA
-27%
16%
16
169,849
7%
18
14%
85%
SWITZERLAND
-21%
10%
18
152,936
2%
20
20%
78%
DENMARK
-21%
3%
21
116,169
-2%
23
19%
80%
• Tourism ranks as the second largest industry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the State is the 5th most visited in the country. • The tourism industry generates $10.4 billion in wages and benefits and accounts for more than 6% of all individuals in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This is a work force of more than 400,000 representing hotels, amusement parks, restaurants, ski area, and stadiums. • The tourism industry has grown state and local tax revenue more than 13% between 2003 and 2006.
29.04 Million domestic visitors to Greater Philadelphia
Domestic Visitor Segments 1.85 million overnight business 3.85 million day business
10.37 million overnight leisure
12.97 million day leisure
Day Leisure Visitors Overnight Leisure Visitors Day Business Visitors Overnight Business Visitors
2008: Ranking of U.S. Cities