African tourism on the rise.
While the rest of the world suffered through the Great Recession, Africa enjoyed a booming year in tourism:
Africa witnessed a tourism boom in 2009, while the tourism industry suffered a general decline amid the economic slowdown, according to the UN World Tourism Organization (WTO).
The latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer said that growth returned to international tourism in the last quarter of 2009 contributing to better than expected full-year results.
International tourist arrivals for business, leisure and other purposes are estimated to have declined worldwide by 4 per cent in 2009 to 880 million.
The full report from the UN World Tourism Organization can be found here.
