Global demand outstrips forecasts for first half of 2013 (+5%). - Destinations around the world welcomed an estimated 494 million overnight visitors in the first six months of 2013, according to the estimates of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in the latest “UNWTO World Tourism Barometer”, released on the occasion of the organisation's General Assembly (24-29 August). This translates into growth levels higher than the forecasts announced by the UNWTO in January. The figure...