15 Countries with Biggest Gains in Tourism Receipts in 2013


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Growth in tourism receipts, or the money spent by international tourists, can be impacted by the type of visitors and internal factors influencing travel costs. But the dominance of Asian countries at the top of the list suggests it's a combination of both driven the region's growing popularity.

Thailand experienced the greatest growth in tourism receipts, or money spent by international tourists, of any country in 2013. Thailand's tourism receipts grew 27.5 percent, according to provisional statistics released in the United Nations World Tourism Organization's 2013 Tourism Barometer. Thailand also posted significant gains in tourism receipts in 2012. D