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International Traveler Spending Rose to $1.4 Trillion in 2015

Dan Peltier

Photo Credit: Travelers at the One World Trade Center Observatory in New York City. Skift / Dan Peltier

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Despite terror and disease fears throughout 2015, last year still turned out on top for international traveler spending and arrivals.

International tourism receipts in destinations around the world grew by 3.6 percent year-over-year in 2015 to total $1.4 trillion, in line with the 4.4 percent increase in international arrivals (1.2 billion), according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). International spend

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