Which countries wring the most cash from each tourist?

[VCheng]

Tourism is big business. The foreign exchange earned by India, at #3 in the world in receipts per tourist, is about $14 billion for 2010, and about $107 billion for the US:


from: Tourist arrivals and revenues: Summer holiday | The Economist


Tourist arrivals and revenues
Summer holiday

Jul 26th 2011, 16:38 by The Economist online

AS THE northern hemisphere passes through the height of summer, millions of tourists are jetting off on holiday: international tourist arrivals last year reached their highest total yet of 940m, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Data gathered by the organisation, from national statistics, give France as the most common destination for foreign tourists, with 76m visitors in 2010. But the $46bn it makes from them is not enough for a place on our list of countries that make the most from each tourist. When calculated as the total of tourist receipts divided by the total number of arrivals, several geographically isolated countries fare well. This may be because holidaymakers will stay longer and fork out more on a long-distance trip.

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[Vibs]

Tourism is big business. The foreign exchange earned by India, at #3 in the world in receipts per tourist, is about $14 billion for 2010, and about $107 billion for the US:


from: Tourist arrivals and revenues: Summer holiday | The Economist


Tourist arrivals and revenues
Summer holiday

Jul 26th 2011, 16:38 by The Economist online

AS THE northern hemisphere passes through the height of summer, millions of tourists are jetting off on holiday: international tourist arrivals last year reached their highest total yet of 940m, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Data gathered by the organisation, from national statistics, give France as the most common destination for foreign tourists, with 76m visitors in 2010. But the $46bn it makes from them is not enough for a place on our list of countries that make the most from each tourist. When calculated as the total of tourist receipts divided by the total number of arrivals, several geographically isolated countries fare well. This may be because holidaymakers will stay longer and fork out more on a long-distance trip.

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Are you kidding me? Wow..thats a lot. Looks like the Incredible India campaign is paying out.