According to a study by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Paris was the city with the highest direct travel and tourism contribution to GDP in 2022. That year, the direct travel and tourism GDP in the capital of France - the country with the highest number of international tourist arrivals worldwide - amounted to roughly 35.65 billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Beijing and Orlando followed on the ranking in 2022, with a direct travel and tourism GDP of around 32.6 billion and 31.1 billion U.S. dollars, respectively.
Leading city tourism destinations worldwide in 2022, ranked by direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP
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Direct travel and tourism GDP in billion U.S. dollars
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WTTC. (January 18, 2023). Leading city tourism destinations worldwide in 2022, ranked by direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366061/city-destinations-by-direct-travel-tourism-gdp-worldwide/
WTTC. "Leading city tourism destinations worldwide in 2022, ranked by direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366061/city-destinations-by-direct-travel-tourism-gdp-worldwide/
WTTC. (2023). Leading city tourism destinations worldwide in 2022, ranked by direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366061/city-destinations-by-direct-travel-tourism-gdp-worldwide/
WTTC. "Leading City Tourism Destinations Worldwide in 2022, Ranked by Direct Contribution of Travel and Tourism to Gdp (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366061/city-destinations-by-direct-travel-tourism-gdp-worldwide/
WTTC, Leading city tourism destinations worldwide in 2022, ranked by direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366061/city-destinations-by-direct-travel-tourism-gdp-worldwide/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Leading city tourism destinations worldwide in 2022, ranked by direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], WTTC, January 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366061/city-destinations-by-direct-travel-tourism-gdp-worldwide/
