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ITS/CIR/71(3)

October 1971

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS
VOLUME 24 - 1970

This is the fourth edition of "International Travel Statistics" to be producted
 by the offset printing process on loose-leaf sheets placed into a binder.

The several modifications incorporated in the previous volumes have been retained
 in the present edition. They include :

- a more detailed breakdown of international tourist arrivals and nights by
country of residence or nationality

- a note on the definition used for international travel statistics by each
country

- the source and. method of collection of international tourist receipts and
&gt;xpenditures

- rates of exchange used to convert totals in national currency terms into
Jnited States dollars

- the main generators of each country's receipts from international tourism

- average foreign tourist expenditures per visit and per day
- breakdown of average foreign tourist expenditure

The publication which has been sent to you is not yet complete. It will be
supplemented by further mailings of 1970 international travel statistics. These
additional statistics will be published in the form of loose-leaf sheets, ready
to be interleaved with those already contained in the yellow binder. They will be
identified by the reference which appears at the font of each page : VOL 24 - 1970

Finally, summary sheets of international travel movements and payments will
oe sent to complete the mailing of statistics for the 1970 volume.

Further copies of this publication may be obtained by sending the Order Form
enclosed to :

Publications Division (ITS)
International Union of Official Travel Organisations
Case postale 7
1211 GENEVA 20
Switzerland.

VOL 24 - 1970