growing popularity after China, which by some estimates, next year oust the U.S. from the third position in the ranking of the most visited countries. By 2010, China may push back from second position, and Spain. By 2020 China could already claim to world leadership.

According to official figures WTO OH 29 per cent of tourist flow in the Asia-Pacific region accounted for China. Globally, the figure is 5.8 percent. 2006 was generally successful in Asia - the number of tourists increased by 7, 6 per cent compared with 2005, while the world average figure is equal to 4.5 percent.