Global tourism grew by 3.3% in 2016 despite ongoing terror threats around the world, says a report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
For the sixth year in a row, the report says, tourism's growth outpaced that of the global economy, contributing $7.6 trillion to global GDP and supporting 1 in 10 jobs worldwide. The new data shows that in countries where attacks have happened, visitor exports, which is money spent by foreign visitors in a country, has suffered.