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The Fastest Growing Tourism Destinations of 2013

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: Boats await tourists on Phi Phi Island in Thailand. Flickr / Vasenka Photography

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Tourism growth is determined by a number of internal and external factors including the location and cultural significance of a destination as well as the economic health of their neighbors.

The number of travelers that criss-crossed the globe increased by 52 million in 2013. International tourist arrivals grew 5 percent to reach a record 1.087 billion, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Although the world's most visited countries -- led by France, the U.S. and China -- remained relatively unchanged, several destinati

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