Skift Take
International tourism continues to climb on par with previous expectations; however, slowed growth in outbound travel from emerging markets is a pernicious trend to keep track of.
International travel is growing, as expected, with 517 million international tourists crossing borders in the first six months of 2014, according to data released today by the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
That means 22 million more travelers have visited a foreign country between January and June than in the same period last year.
Growth was fairly consistent across the board with the Americas, Europe and A
