Tourism in Wales - one of the sectors of the regional economy. Wales is a new tourist destination in 2002, it was visited by more than 8 million people. In 2005, thanks to the tourism economy of Wales received nearly 100,000 jobs in the service sector, it is 8% of the total number of jobs in Wales. The most popular activities for tourists in Wales are shopping, hiking and visiting historical sites, museums and galleries. In 2006, Wales was visited by over 1.1 million foreign tourists, mostly from Ireland, the USA and Germany.