travel and tourism industry's direct contribution to GDP in Europe, leisure tourism spending also accounts for the largest share compared to business travel spending.
This statistic displays the total travel and tourism spending in Europe in 2017, by leisure and business travel purpose. That year, spending on leisure travel was highest, valuing around 1293 billion U.S. dollars. Looking at the Travel and tourism spending in Europe in 2017, by purpose* (in billion U.S. dollars)
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WTTC. (March 22, 2018). Travel and tourism spending in Europe in 2017, by purpose* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/588075/travel-spending-in-european-union-eu/
WTTC. "Travel and tourism spending in Europe in 2017, by purpose* (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588075/travel-spending-in-european-union-eu/
WTTC. (2018). Travel and tourism spending in Europe in 2017, by purpose* (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588075/travel-spending-in-european-union-eu/
WTTC. "Travel and Tourism Spending in Europe in 2017, by Purpose* (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588075/travel-spending-in-european-union-eu/
WTTC, Travel and tourism spending in Europe in 2017, by purpose* (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588075/travel-spending-in-european-union-eu/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Travel and tourism spending in Europe in 2017, by purpose* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], WTTC, March 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/588075/travel-spending-in-european-union-eu/