Lesson 1
Lesson 1 "WORLD TOURISM"
What is International Tourism?
International tourism refers to tourism that crosses national borders. Globalization has made tourism a popular global leisure activity. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes". The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 500,000 people are in flight at any one time.
In 2010, international tourism reached US$919B, growing 6.5% over 2009, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 4.7%. In 2010, there were over 940 million international tourist arrivals worldwide.
Active Vocabulary
cross - перетинати
border - кордон
leisure - дозвілля
environment - оточення, довкілля
purpose - ціль
estimate - налічувати, оцінювати
reach - досягати
increase - зростати, збільшуватися
arrival - прибуття
worldwide - по всьому світу
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