When comparing leisure and business travel spending across the globe, leisure tourism made up the highest share of the total expenditure across the leading travel and tourism markets worldwide. In the United States, which reported the highest total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP, leisure travel accounted for 75.4 percent of tourism spending in 2022. In China, which ranked second on the list, leisure travel represented 84.4 percent of the total travel and tourism expenditure that year.
Distribution of leisure and business travel spending in the leading travel markets worldwide in 2022
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WTTC. (May 29, 2023). Distribution of leisure and business travel spending in the leading travel markets worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194693/share-of-tourism-spending-in-leading-global-travel-markets/
WTTC. "Distribution of leisure and business travel spending in the leading travel markets worldwide in 2022." Chart. May 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194693/share-of-tourism-spending-in-leading-global-travel-markets/
WTTC. (2023). Distribution of leisure and business travel spending in the leading travel markets worldwide in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194693/share-of-tourism-spending-in-leading-global-travel-markets/
WTTC. "Distribution of Leisure and Business Travel Spending in The Leading Travel Markets Worldwide in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194693/share-of-tourism-spending-in-leading-global-travel-markets/
WTTC, Distribution of leisure and business travel spending in the leading travel markets worldwide in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194693/share-of-tourism-spending-in-leading-global-travel-markets/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Distribution of leisure and business travel spending in the leading travel markets worldwide in 2022 [Graph], WTTC, May 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194693/share-of-tourism-spending-in-leading-global-travel-markets/