World Tourism Organization

Youth travelers are responsible for an estimated $136 billion a year, or about 18%, of world-wide international travel receipts, according to the World Tourism Organization.

For the U.S.: Hostels With a Luxe Touch Craig Karmin 2011

Religious pilgrimages are big business globally, according to the World Tourism Organization, which estimates that up to 330 million faithful visit the world's key religious sites every year.

Bulgaria Looks to John the Baptist to Resurrect Flagging Economy 2010

The program was heralded by the World Tourism Organization as "one of the programs that is rethinking how tourism is done."

Gina Furia Rubel: True to Their Word, Pura Vida Exemplifies Costa Rica's Sustainability Efforts 2010

A survey by global market-research firm Euromonitor, published last summer, forecast that this year overall travel and tourism, in 2008 a $944 billion industry, according to the World Tourism Organization, would grow, but at lower-than-normal levels.

World's Most Beautiful Cities 2010

Religious pilgrimages are increasingly big business, according to the World Tourism Organization.

Bulgaria Puts Faith in St. John's Relics 2010

If you look at the latest numbers from the UNWTO, the World Tourism Organization, this is what they say: "Visitor arrivals overall down 5 percent in 2009."

CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2009 2009

In Morocco and Tunisia, early figures show an increase in tourist arrivals -- up 10% and 1%, respectively -- according to the World Tourism Organization, a United Nations agency.

Economy Batters Mediterranean Tourism Industry 2009

Tourism today is one of the world's fastest-growing industries; Francesco Frangialli, secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization, estimates ecotourism is growing "maybe double, even triple," the rest of the industry.

Trouble In Paradise 2008

Tourism, a major source of revenue and employment for the country, dropped by 40% this year, according to the World Tourism Organization.

Kenya Moves to Prosecute Leaders Behind Violence 2008

Two years ago the World Tourism Organization predicted that China would become the fourth largest country for outbound tourism by 2020, exporting 100 million tourists a year.

The Road Less Traveled 2007