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According to the World Economic forum's Travel & Tourism Development report in 2024, Morocco is the country most dependent on travel and tourism among all countries in MENA region. [6] South Africa takes the lead in the Tourism and Development ranking in all of Africa, [6] the top ten African destinations by quality of tourism were:
The Henley Passport Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom allowed by those countries' ordinary passports for their citizens. [3] It was launched in 2005 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index [4] and was updated to Henley Passport Index in January 2018.
Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index counts a visitor only if a person stayed overnight at least once in the city. The income column shows the amount visitors spent in each city. For cities bordering directly on foreign territory, border crossings from country to country are not counted as international visitors. [3]
As a result of the late-2000s recession, international travel demand suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the end of 2009. [6] This negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, resulting in a worldwide decline of 4.2% in 2009 to 880 million international tourists arrivals, and a 5.7% decline in ...
9. United Kingdom. At a glance, the United Kingdom pavilion is amazing, mostly because the architecture will make you feel like you took a quick trip across the pond to walk along Great Britain's ...
The World Passport is similar in appearance to a genuine national passport or other such authentic travel document. In 1979 the World Passport was a 42-page document, with a dark blue cover, and text in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Esperanto. It contained a five-page section for medical history and a six-page section ...
The World Openness Score is a measure or index that tracks the ability of the world's population to travel visa-free. It grew from 17,904 to 20,143 between 2015 and August 2018. [5] But due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the index fell to about 13,000. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it rose again.
Since its inception in 1946, the program has counted over 114,000 people from the United States and 186,000 citizens of other countries. [20] In 2010, The Fulbright Program received $253.8 million from the United States government, while the total of foreign contributions to the program totaled $68.5 million. [21]