What cities cannot live without tourists?
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has published a report listing the cities most dependent on tourism.
CancunMexico) became the most touristic in the world in this regard. Tourism generates almost half of urban GDP (49.6%). The once quiet fishing village has become a mecca for travelers around the world.
Focusing on the international market is not accidental, because more than half of all expenses in tourism are made by tourists from other countries. Guests from USA The majority of tourists in the resort (63%).
The ancient capital of Morocco, Marrakech, is the second largest city in the world, with tourists contributing 30.2 percent of GDP. A third of all foreign visitors to Marrakech were French.
Chinese Macau, formerly a Portuguese colony, came in third. The tourism sector contributes 29.3% of GDP to the city. It is followed by Orlando (Florida) and 18.7% and Antalya in Turkey 17.6 percent.
In the top ten megacities, whose economy depends on tourists, are Dubrovnik (17.4%), Las Vegas (16.7%), Venice (11.4%), Dubai (10.1%), Bangkok (10%).
The World Travel and Tourism Council recently recognized Shanghai as the world’s leading traveler. Tourism contributes $35 billion to the GDP of the largest Chinese city.
It is followed by Beijing ($32.5 billion), Paris ($28 billion), Orlando ($24.8 billion), New York ($24.8 billion), Tokyo ($21.7 billion), Bangkok ($21.3 billion), Mexico City ($19.7 billion) and Las Vegas ($19.5 billion). Moscow ranks 35th.
Capital Russia It was able to earn 5.4 billion dollars on tourism, 4.5 billion of which is the incoming tourist flow.