• Text for written translation World tourism statistics and rankings

In 2011, there were 983 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 4.6% as compared to 2010.

The World Tourism Organization reports the following ten countries as the most visited in terms of the number of international travellers. In 2011, Turkey overtook the United Kingdom to become the sixth most visited country.

Rank	Country	UNWTO Region	International tourist arrivals (2011)	International tourist arrivals (2010)	Change 2010 to 2011
1	France	Europe	79.5 million	77.1 million	+3.0%
2	United States	North America	62.3 million	59.8 million	+4.2%
3	China	Asia	57.6 million	55.7 million	+3.4%
4	Spain	Europe	56.7 million	52.7 million	+7.6%
5	Italy	Europe	46.1 million	43.6 million	+5.7%
6	Turkey	Europe	29.3 million	27.0 million	+8.7%
7	United Kingdom	Europe	29.2 million	28.3 million	+3.2%
8	Germany	Europe	28.4 million	26.9 million	+5.5%
9	Malaysia	Asia	24.7 million	24.6 million	+0.6%
10	Mexico	North America	23.4 million	23.3 million	+0.5%

Most-visited cities by international tourist arrivals

Rank	City	Country	International visitors (millions)	Year	Notes
1	Paris	France (EU)	15.6	2011	Extrapolation, excluding outer suburbs visitors
2	London	United Kingdom (EU)	15.2	2011
3	Antalya	Turkey	10.5	2011	May include same-day visitors
4	New York City	United States	10.3	2011	Projection, may include same-day visitors
5	Singapore	Singapore	9.2	2010	Excluding Malaysian citizens arriving by land
6	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	9.0	2011	Only hotel guests
7	Hong Kong	Hong Kong (China)	8.7	2011	Excluding Mainland Chinese visitors
8	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	8.1	2011	Only hotel and hotel apartment guests
9	Istanbul	Turkey	8.1	2011	May include same-day visitors
10	Bangkok	Thailand	7.2	2010

Unit 2. History of Tourism. Topical vocabulary

1. to apply – применять, употреблять

2. trader - торговец

3. esplanade – площадка для прогулки

4. customer – потребитель, клиент, покупатель

5. benefit – выгода, польза, прибыль

6. up-trend – тенденция к повышению

7. decade - десятилетие

8. to cater – обслуживать посетителя, угождать

9. owner – владелец, собственник

10. setback – задержка (развития), регресс, препятствие

11. threat – угроза

12. destination – место назначения, предназначение

13. vast – обширный, громадный

14. clean-up – уборка, чистка

15. severely – строго

16. to hamper – затруднять, препятствовать, мешать

17. to promote – продвигать, повышать, способствовать, поощрять

18. leisure – досуг, свободное время

leisure time – свободное время

19. comprise – включать, охватывать, содержать

20. to reflect – отражать, размышлять

21. seafront – набережная, приморская часть города

22. improvement – улучшение, усовершенствование

23. break – перерыв, промежуток, пауза

24. common – распространенный, общепринятый

25. range – диапазон, область, ряд

26. budget – бюджет

27. taste – вкус, склонность

28. variety – разнообразие, вид

29. quiet – спокойный, тихий

30. to note – замечать, обращать внимание, упоминать

Tourists taking photos in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia	Englishman in the Campagna by Carl Spitzweg (c. 1845)
Reisepläne (Travel plans) by Adolph Menzel (1875)	Summer Visitors by Maurice Prendergast (1897)