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Receipts from international tourism in destinations around the world grew by 4% in 2012 reaching US$ 1075 billion. This growth is equal to the 4% increase in international tourist arrivals which reached 1035 million in 2012. An additional US$ 219 billion was recorded in receipts from international passenger transport, bringing total exports generated by international tourism in 2012 to US$ 1.3 trillion.

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Building on solid tourism numbers in 2012, Proexport Colombia predicts to receive close to 2 million of tourists visiting Colombia in 2013.

All signs point to a glorious summer season as Cancun is named the top international destination for summer travel by Orbitz. Orbitz Summer Travel Insider Index analyzed air and hotel booking data from Orbitz.com and picked the 10 most popular summer destinations.

That is the result of the latest survey by Community Marketing Inc., a partner of ITB Berlin. Rika Jean-Francois, ITB Berlin’s CSR officer and member of the board of the International Gay & Travel Association (IGLTA) presented the findings at the ITB Berlin Convention and at the recently held strategy conference of Wien Tourismus in Vienna.

NH Hoteles, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Jumeirah Group, Larkspur Hotels and Onyx-Hospitality have all selected Lanyon and all migration activity is expected to be finalized within the next 60 days.

The report discovered that there has been significant growth of visitors to hospitality and tourism websites coming from email links, up from 1% in Q1 2012 to 9% in Q4 2012.

New analysis from Amadeus Air Traffic Travel Intelligence solution reveals that worldwide air traffic volume grew 5% between 2011 and 2012, with Asia being the largest, fastest-growing and most competitive market for air travel.

International SEO is a topic I haven’t seen much written about lately, but it’s becoming more and more important in this always on, highly mobile culture of ours. In fact while the percentage of English speaking Internet users grew around 300% from 2000-2001, the percentages of Chinese and Spanish speaking users grew by 1,478% and 807% respectively. Any brand hoping to capture some of this international business clearly needs a solid strategy.

Asia-Pacific Region Accounts for Four of Top 10 Airports