But the global trend for international tourism was upwards with an overall 4.4% increase in arrivals, which reached just under 1.2 billion in 2015, according to UNWTO’s latest World Tourism Barometer. It was the sixth year of growth since 2010.
The performance of the UK outbound travel market was buoyed by a strong economy and pound which led to a 6% rise in spending on international trips during the year compared to 2014.
Arrivals slump by 8% to North Africa
Destinations
Rob Gill
19 January 2016
Tourist arrivals in North Africa fell by 8% last year as the region suffered a series of terrorist attacks in key destinations Tunisia and Egypt.
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