Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park was Chile's most visited natural area in 2023, having registered more than ******* visits in total. Chilean nationals accounted for roughly ** percent of those visits. By contrast, ****************************** was the favorite natural zone among foreigners in the country that same year.

In 2024, there were about ** million international visitor arrivals in Indonesia. This was an increase in comparison to the previous year. The visitor arrivals were distributed amongst the various port of entries in Indonesia. International tourism to Indonesia has been increasing over the years, and Indonesia has become a popular holiday destination. Features and attraction Home to more than ****** islands and *** living languages, Indonesia’s natural attractions are complemented by a rich cultural heritage that reflects its dynamic history and ethnic diversity. The ancient Prambanan and Borobudur temples, Toraja, Yogyakarta, Minangkabau, and of course Bali, with its many Hindu festivities, are some of the popular destinations for cultural tourism There are ** national parks in Indonesia, out of which **** are classified as world heritage sites. Currently, ecotourism contributes around ** percent of Indonesia’s entire income from the tourism sector. In 2018, *** million tourists visited Indonesia’s conservation sites. COVID-19 and tourism COVID-19 has far-reaching effects in a country where a number of provinces are largely dependent on tourism. At the beginning of 2020, Indonesia saw a decrease of **** percent in terms of its tourist arrivals. Indonesia’s borders have been closed to international tourists since April, and many attractions from museums to hiking trails have since been shut. With the pandemic still not brought under control, it was unlikely that the country would be open to international tourists before middle of 2021.

Dataset of the supplementary material.WDPAID = reference code from the National Park of Protected Planet | NAME = name of the National Park | REP_AREA = area of the National Park | STATUS_YR = establishment year of the National Park | GOV_TYPE = type of government that manage the National Park | MANG_PLAN = information provided by Protected Planet regarding the park management plan | ISO3 = ISO3 code of the country where the National Park is located | REGION = African region of the National Park | AVERAGE_VIEWS = average views extracted from the wikipedia page between 2015-2020 | DEGAZETTE = number of degazettement events | DOWNGRADE = number of downgrading events | DOWNSIZE = number of downzising events | wikidata_url = address of the centralised repository of structured data for Wikipedia | wikidata_id = identifier of the centralised repository of structured data for Wikipedia | AGRILAND = percentage of agricultural cultivation area coverage within and around the park (10km² buffer) | POPDENSITY = population density in ind/km within and around the park (10km² buffer) | BUILTUP = percentage of built/urbanized area coverage within and around the park (10km² buffer) | ROAD = area coverage with presence of highways within and around the park (10km² buffer) | GPI2020 = Global Peace Index from 2020 provided by IEP | EXTERNALINTERV = considers the influence and impact of external actors on the functioning of the economy and security provided by IEP | TOURISM = number of tourists (arrivals per 100,000) provided by IEP | GDP = GDP per capita (US$) divided by mid-year population provided by IEP.Abstract: National Parks (NP) and other protected areas in sub-Saharan Africa are crucial in attracting international tourists interested in wildlife tourism, contributing to national economies. Despite their cultural, economic, and conservation significance, these areas face diverse development threats, leading to pressures for protected area downgrading, downsizing, or degazettement (known as PADDD). We comprehensively analyse the geographical, historical, and structural aspects of 322 National Parks in sub-Saharan Africa and assess their political vulnerability by exploring the interplay of development pressures and public interest (as measured through Wikipedia page views). Fewer than 30% of these NPs possess or report information regarding management plans, even among the five most frequently viewed areas on Wikipedia. This is particularly concerning, since among those who underwent a PADDD event (51 NPs), almost 90% of them also had no information about the existence of management plans. Although we did not identify a statistically significant association between tourism and public interest online, tourism emerges as a potential mitigating factor against PADDD, along with high levels of peace. National parks that garner significant public interest online do not share the same socio-geographic profile as parks that are most resilient to PADDD events. While digital metrics of public interest have potential as indicators of political resilience in National Parks, our research has shown that these metrics need refinement to fully understand which biophysical and cultural aspects of parks attract more public attention. Overall, effective conservation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa require a more holistic understanding of historical, socio-economic, and cultural factors.

According to a survey of international visitors to New Zealand conducted in the first quarter of 2025, beaches and national parks were popular nature attractions visited by international tourists, at around ** and ** percent of respondents, respectively.

As of 2022, the number of visitors to national parks and game reserves in Kenya increased to 2.54 million, which was a huge increase of 69 percent from the preceding year. In the period under review, the number of visitors to national parks and game reserves was relatively stable, however, it saw a dip in 2020 and 2021, most likely due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions in the country.

When surveyed in 2022, it was found that Florida and New York were the two most visited states by adults in the United States, having been visited by ** and ** percent of respondents, respectively. Although it is not a state, the federal district of Washington, D.C. proved a popular travel destination for respondents, ** percent of whom claimed to have visited the U.S. capital. In contrast, only ** percent of respondents said they had visited Alaska, making it the least-visited state. What is the most visited national park in the U.S.? With approximately **** million recreational visits in 2022, the Blue Ridge Parkway was the most visited National Park Service park in the United States. The park extends *** miles through Virginia and North Carolina, connecting the Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Meanwhile, the number of recreational visitors to Yellowstone National Park in 2022 was **** million, down from the previous year’s total of **** million. How many domestic leisure trips do Americans take? The number of domestic leisure trips in the U.S. amounted to **** billion in 2022. As estimated, domestic leisure travels in the U.S. dropped to *** billion in 2020. This was due to travel restrictions related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is forecast that the number of leisure trips will recover gradually during the following years, reaching * billion by 2026. The number of business trips, by comparison, is forecast to reach *** million that same year.

According to a survey conducted in Thailand in 2023, ***** percent of international luxury travelers visited Thailand for its diverse tourist attractions, from night markets to temples, wellness resorts, national parks, and the buzzing nightlife of Bangkok. Local food and beverages, as well as the rich culture and traditions, were other popular reasons to visit the Southeast Asian country.

In 2023, earnings from international arrivals in Kenya amounted to 352.5 billion Kenyan shillings (KSh), around 2.7 billion U.S. dollars. This represented an increase of around 32 percent in comparison to the previous year. In 2020, the number of international visitor arrivals in Kenya declined sharply, and, consequently, the sector’s revenue fell to 89 billion KSh (686 million U.S. dollars). The drop interrupted an up going trend in place since 2015. From that year onward, the country’s tourism industry had recorded an annual growing revenue, after a slowdown due to an upsurge in violent terrorist attacks in 2012. First signs of recovery in 2021 Worldwide, the tourism industry felt the dramatic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In Kenya, the sector contracted, and its contribution to the country’s GDP roughly halved in 2020, compared to 2019. By the end of 2021, however, signals of recovery amid the tourism industry were already spotted. The monthly number of arrivals in both Jomo Kenyatta and Moi international airports in December that year corresponded to roughly 70 percent of that registered in December 2019. Additionally, as of March 2022, the bed occupancy rate in Kenyan hotels amounted to 57 percent, against 23 percent in March 2021. Tourism: a relevant industry in Kenya’s economy Kenya is extensively known for its rich nature and wildlife. The country is home to Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa, and houses seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, such as the Lake Turkana national parks and the Lamu Old Town. Unsurprisingly, travel and tourism play a key role in the Kenyan economy. Despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry remained a relevant source of employment. As of 2020, tourism engaged roughly 6.4 percent of the total employment in Kenya.

Adults in the United States were surveyed about the tourist attractions that they viewed most positively as of the third quarter of 2024. The ************************** ranked first on the list with a popularity score amounting to ** percent. Meanwhile, the ***************** and ************ ranked second and third, respectively.

In 2019, Macau generated the highest share of GDP through direct travel and tourism of any other economy worldwide, with over half its GDP coming from this sector. Macau is a city and a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China - its economy is largely based on casino gaming and tourism. The nation with the second highest share of GDP generated by direct travel and tourism was the Maldives. The country began to develop its travel and tourism industry in 1970s and now over 30 percent of GDP is coming from this sector in 2019.

What is GDP?

GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year. It is considered an important indicator of the economic strength of a country and a positive change is an indicator of economic growth.

What is direct contribution to GDP? The direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP reflects the ‘internal’ spending on travel and tourism (total spending within a particular country on travel and tourism by residents and non-residents for business and leisure purposes) as well as government 'individual' spending - spending by government on travel and tourism services directly linked to visitors, such as cultural (e.g. museums) or recreational (e.g. national parks).

Hotels and similar accommodation generated the highest turnover of accommodation businesses in the United Kingdom in 2022. This sector generated almost 23 billion British pounds, followed by camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks with over 4.5 billion pounds.