It is pointed out today the World Tourism Day – AngolaPress

The target date is to promote knowledge of the international community on the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, economic and political, taking care even of the impacts caused by the activity, in addition to observing the relevant when dealing with issues related to . social equality

On the recommendation of the WTO each year is chosen by the OAS member countries an issue to be debated internationally and this year’s theme is:. Tourism and Community Development “

Second a report by UNWTO, 2013, tourism in the world is in recovery, an increase of 7% in the first half 2010 and provides for an annual growth of 4%.

In the report, the WTO estimates this positive result in a context that includes the big and Europe traffic breaks in April, a result of airspace closure due to the ash cloud emitted by the Icelandic volcano.

It is recalled that at the end of in 2009, the WTO had predicted that in 2010 the recovery in the sector would be slight and should be in a growth between 1% and 3%. “Now the outlook has improved,” he admitted to the WTO in a statement.

Although growth has reached all parts of the world, 421 million passengers in international arrivals in the first half of the year, Europe has the smaller increase only 2% in the first six months of the year, although the OMT check the tendency to increase the pace in the second half.

Asia and the Pacific grew 14%, consolidating the leadership of world tourism while in the Middle East growth was higher (20%), but involving much smaller absolute values. Africa and the Americas showed a growth rate of 7%.

Also according to the WTO, the positive figures for the number of international arrivals are not accompanied by receipts, however, in the first half of the year were positive and likely to improve in the second half of the year. However, the volume of international arrivals is still below 2008, when the first half there were more around seven million arrivals than in 2010.

The WTO alert, so that “the return to growth should be viewed with caution.

Data the document indicates that the rises were recorded particularly in Asia, Africa and America. Based on these results the UNWTO maintains its forecast of annual growth in 2010 3-4%, “perhaps even more,” reads the statement issued by the international institution.

The WTO provides that the end of 2015 the number of international tourist arrivals will grow 3% to 4%.