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World tourism reaches the milestone of one billion travellers

World tourism reaches the milestone of one billion travellers

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The one billionth tourist crossed an international border on the 13th of December of 2012, according to the UN World Tourism Organization.

Marcelo Risi of the UNWTO says everybody likes to travel.

In fact, he told Gerry Adams that travel’s socio-economic impact is so wide-ranging that it has become an important addition to the UN agenda.

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