According to the report of the European Commission, the entry flow of tourists into the territory of the European Union for the first half of the year Increased by 5% in 2012.

34 million foreign travelers (+4%) from January to July, Spain remains the first European destination . followed by Italy, France, Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom with a common not by a sharp growth . Despite the protracted financial crisis and the plight of the national economy, tourism in Greece unexpectedly went up and reached the mark of 7 million travelers (+9%) in the first half of the year . The greatest increase in the tourist flow touched the Central and Eastern European of the countries: the strongest jump was recorded in Slovakia, which was visited by 19% of tourists in the first six months of the year than during the same period a year earlier .

For such promising indicators, the European tourist industry Russia will have to thank Russia and China: the number of travelers from these countries has doubled in the past four years.

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