According to the latest report of the World Tourism Organization tourists spent over a trillion euros while travelling in 2014, whether on transportation, accommodation, food, shopping, or entertainment. This is 4 percent more than in 2013. The US is the country where tourists spent the most money in 2014. Tourism generated revenues of over 162 billion euros or 2.5 percent more than the year before. Spain came in second place came nearly 60 billion euros followed by China and France. According to the World Tourism Organization, Chinese tourists were the ones who spent the most money during their holidays abroad. They totally spent total 151 billion euros – an increase of 27 percent in comparison to 2013. American tourists allocated over 100 billion dollars to their vacations outside the country while travelling Germans invested over 84 billion euros abroad.
Source: China Radio International
