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Mountain tourism signifies between 9 and 16% of tourist arrivals globally, rendering 195 to 375 million tourists in 2019 itself. Nevertheless, the shortage of domestic mountain tourism-related statistics makes it problematic or even impossible to evaluate the financial, social and ecologicaleffects of this vitaldivision.
A new study from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UNWTO) and the Mountain Partnership (MP) looks forward to manage this gap indata.
Mountains are home to approximately 1.1 billion people. Some of them are among the most unfortunate and secluded in the world. Simultaneously, for long, mountains have attracted tourists who are keen toward nature and open-air places and outdooractions like winter sports,walkingand climbing. Mountains also entice visitors with their opulent biodiversity and lively local cultures.
However, in 2019, which is the most recent year for available statistics, the 10 most mountainous countries witnessedjust 8% of global tourist entrances.
If handled sustainably, mountain tourism has the prospective to improve the earnings of local communities and conserve their natural assets and culture. Consistent with FAO, MP and the UNWTO, calculating the quantity of visitors coming to the mountains indicates the first important stride towardrevealing the possibility of thissegment.
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