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The timeline depicts the total revenue created by international tourism worldwide from 2000 to 2011. In 2005, international tourims receipts amounted to about 679 billion U.S. dollars.
According to the World Bank international tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. Included in these receipts are also any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country.