Leisure tourism was the main reason to travel to Colombia from 2012 to 2019. On average, around ** percent of international tourists in the Latin American country reported to be on vacation during that period. The second most popular reason to visit Colombia from 2012 to 2019 was business or professional purposes. Colombia has experienced a steady increase in the number of international tourist arrivals since the beginning 2012.
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Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Colombia) (CITUR). (June 30, 2019). Distribution of foreign visitors to Colombia from 2012 to 2019, by purpose of travel [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/960996/colombia-visitors-travel-purpose/
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Colombia) (CITUR). "Distribution of foreign visitors to Colombia from 2012 to 2019, by purpose of travel." Chart. June 30, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/960996/colombia-visitors-travel-purpose/
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Colombia) (CITUR). (2019). Distribution of foreign visitors to Colombia from 2012 to 2019, by purpose of travel. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/960996/colombia-visitors-travel-purpose/
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Distribution of foreign visitors to Colombia from 2012 to 2019, by purpose of travel [Graph], Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Colombia) (CITUR), June 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/960996/colombia-visitors-travel-purpose/
