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For many destinations, visitor expenditure is a very important part of the economy, creating employment and development opportunities.  The amount of money tourists spend is called Tourism Receipts.

Let's look at which regions travellers are coming from, in other words, the generating regions.

Look at some infographics below based on data from the UNTWO 2019 report.

Host region refers to the country or region to which people travel; that is, the receiving country or region for incoming tourists.

Before we begin looking at which countries generate a lot of tourists, and which countries are visited most in the world, let’s define a few terms that will assist you in understanding actual statistics which identify the world’s major generating countries.