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Chapter 2

Using the UNWTO website, plot the flows of international tourism from the major tourist-generating countries to significant destinations on a world map. Explain the patterns that you see in terms of:

  1. Short-haul (intra-regional) and long-haul (intercontinental) flows;
  2. The reasons for the dominance of developed Western economies in the ten leading generating countries; and
  3. The competitive advantages of the ‘top ten’ world destinations. How do you think the map will look in the year 2020?