Abstract
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) reported 613 million international tourist arrivals (excluding day-visitors) in 1997 worldwide, 3.1% above 1996, with Receipts reported from international tourism totalling US$444 billion, 2.2% above 1996 (in current US$, including receipts from day-visitors, excluding International Fares). Tourist arrivals are presented for 47 countries of WTO's Africa Region (by Sub-Regions), totalling 23.3 million tourist arrivals, 8.1% above 1996, and their receipts from international tourism, totalling US$8.7 billion, 4.8% above 1996.
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