Did China rank first in the world in tourist arrivals in 2017?

According to reports, the World Tourism Cities Federation recently released the "World Tourism Economic Trends Report (2018)" in Beijing. Among the total number of global tourists, China has the largest number of tourists, with 4.53 billion tourists.

The report said that the data released this time showed that tourism consumption has become an important lifestyle for people around the world. In 2017, the total number of global tourist trips (including domestic tourist trips and international tourist trips) reached 11.88 billion, which was 11.88 billion. 1.6 times the size of the global population. Among the total number of tourists in the world, China has the largest number of tourists, with 4.53 billion tourists.

The report predicts that the growth rate of global tourism will continue to be higher than the growth rate of the global economy in 2018, and the growth rate of total global tourism revenue is expected to reach 6.7%. The total number of global tourists will reach 12.67 billion, which is 1.7 times the size of the global population. The share of total tourist arrivals and total revenue in the Asia-Pacific region will continue to grow.

I hope the global tourism market can maintain rapid growth!