In 2007, just over half of all international arrivals were for leisure, recreation and vacation purposes (51%), totaling 458 million. Business travel contributed about 15% (138 million) and 27% was for other purposes such as visiting friends and relatives, religious reasons/pilgrimages, health treatment, etc. (240 million). The purpose of the visit was not specified for the remaining 7%.
Just under half of arrivals travelled by air transport (47%) in 2007, while the remainder arrived at the destination by land transport (53%), either by road (42%), rail (4%) or sea (7%). The trend is for air transport to grow faster than land transport, resulting in a gradual increase in the share of air transport.
Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) © Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
