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World tourism income - $4 trillion

Tourism income in the world amounts to $4 trillion. The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on Monday, the agency reports.

Astana. October 6. Kazakhstan Today - Tourism income in the world amounts to $4 trillion. The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on Monday, the agency reports.

"Tourism is an important sphere of life of people all over the world. It brings people together ... Nowadays, share of income from tourism industry amounts to 10 % of the volume of gross world product. Tourism income in the world amounts to $4 trillion," N. Nazarbayev said.

"All countries of the world receive $800 billion of tax revenues from tourism business. Thus, tourism is an economic engine," he concluded.

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