Can the world handle a billion tourists?

by Karla Cripps

Stampedes at the Sistine Chapel; queues for the Great Wall of China as long as the wall itself; menus dominated by Asian options at international restaurants.

That's what you might expect to be faced with as a traveler in 2012, when you consider the news from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), that international tourist arrivals are on track to hit 1 billion this year.

That's a whole lot of suitcases. 

But is a billion tourists as daunting a number as it sounds? 

Actually, the signs are that the world not only can cope with a billion international travelers, it can do so comfortably. 

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