Increasing importance of the less developed world as a destination for inbound tourism

In the 20th century, the demand for international tourism has shown a significance growth. Australia may, for example, be among those countries which have had the biggest improvement of tourism. The number of international visitors to Australia increased rapidly between 1980s and 1990s, and furthermore, the improvement of tourism in Australia showed a more significance growth between 1985 and 1996 that the number rose from 1 142 600 to 4 164 800 (Faulkner & Walmsley 1998, pp. 91-94). Although New Zealand and Japan …

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