International Tourism Outlook Projects Weakest Growth in 7 Years
Photo Credit: Chinese tourists visiting Penang, Malaysia, in 2013. Skift / shankar s.
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Another solid year of international tourism growth is in the books. But if the global economy hits the skids in 2016, expect international leisure travel to experience tapping of the brakes.
International tourism continued to grow robustly in 2015, marking six straight years of solid growth buoyed by macroeconomic trends and increased travel from countries like the U.S. and China.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) released its annual data on international tourism arrivals, finding that more than 1.18 billion people
