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Impact and Trends of Global Travel
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Global tourism volumes have increased significantly in recent decades, with the number of international visits more than doubling since the year 2000, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. This dataset provides a historical view of international tourist arrivals, enabling analysis of worldwide travel trends and impacts. Tourism is crucial for the income of many countries, often representing one of the largest industries globally. However, the data also relates to the externalities of tourism, such as its contribution to global carbon emissions and potential encroachment on local environments and cultures.
Columns
- country: Identifies the geographical region or country for which the arrival data is recorded. This field contains 7 unique values.
- Year: Specifies the calendar year associated with the recorded tourist arrival figures. The time span ranges from 1995 to 2021.
- tourism: Represents the total count of international tourist arrivals by region. Recorded values demonstrate a wide range, from approximately 4.78 million up to 878 million.
- percentage: Provides specific percentage data, exemplified by figures like Africa: 3% - 5%, suggesting regional proportional breakdowns.
Distribution
The underlying data is typically furnished in a CSV file format. This specific dataset contains 4 columns and features 189 validated records across all fields. The structure is based on annual updates, as the data is expected to be updated yearly.
Usage
This information is ideal for studying the expansion of international aviation and its role in travel globalisation. It can be used for analysing the economic reliance of countries on the travel sector, investigating the impact of tourism on local cultures, and tracking tourism-related externalities such as carbon emissions. The data is suitable for generating detailed visualisations in tools like PowerBI or Tableau.
Coverage
The data provides worldwide coverage, focusing on international tourist arrivals grouped into 7 distinct regional or country categories. The temporal scope is extensive, starting in 1995 and concluding in 2021. The statistics reflect aggregated arrival counts rather than specific demographic details of the travellers.
License
The data is available under a CC0: Public Domain license. Users should note that while Our World in Data makes this information available, data derived from third parties may be subject to the original authors' license terms, which should be verified before redistribution.
Who Can Use It
- Data Journalists: To create compelling charts and narratives illustrating historical shifts in global travel.
- Policy Analysts: To model the environmental and economic effects of international travel policies.
- Researchers and Academics: To study the socio-economic effects of tourism on developing nations and cultural understanding.
- Business Developers: To understand regional growth patterns in travel for investment and infrastructure planning.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global International Tourist Arrivals (1995–2021)
- Historical World Tourism Statistics by Region
- Impact and Trends of Global Travel
- International Visitor Data: Annual Regional Breakdown
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Original Data Source: Impact and Trends of Global Travel
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