Global tourist traffic expected to hit 1 billion in 2012


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Tourism is still a big growth sector worldwide despite the economic turmoil, with Asia and LatAm being the fastest growing markets.

With a record 467 million tourists traveling in the first half of 2012, international tourism remains on track to reach one billion tourists by the end of the year, despite global economic slowdown. The number of international tourists worldwide grew by 5% between January and June 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 (22 million m

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