Globally, international tourism receipts (the travel item in the balance of payments) grew to trillion ( billion) in 2005, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 3.8% from 2010. International tourist arrivals surpassed the milestone of 1 billion tourists globally for the first time in 2012. Emerging source markets such as China, Russia, and Brazil had significantly increased their spending over the previous decade.
Globally, international tourism receipts (the travel item in t.he balance of payments) grew to trillion ( billion) in 2005, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 3.8% from 2010 International tourist arrivals surpassed the milestone of 1 billion tourists globally for the first time in 2012. Emerging source markets such as China, Russia, and Brazil had significantly increased their spending over the previous decade.