Friday, December 12, 2008

Top Tourism Destinations in 2007

The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication.

Out of a global total of 903 million tourists in 2007, the following countries are the 50 most visited. For more 2007 data, as well as ranking of international tourism receipts, see the June 2008 issue.


Rank ↓ Country ↓ International tourist arrivals
1 France 81.9 million
2 Spain 59.2 million
3 United States 56 million
4 China 54.7 million
5 Italy 43.7 million
6 United Kingdom 30.7 million
7 Germany 24.4 million
8 Ukraine 23.1 million
9 Turkey 22.2 million
10 Mexico 21.4 million
11 Malaysia 21 million
12 Austria 20.8 million
13 Russia 20.2 million
14 Canada 17.9 million
15 Hong Kong 17.2 million
16 Greece 16 million (2006)
17 Poland 15 million
18 Thailand 14.5 million
19 Macau 12.9 million
20 Portugal 12.3 million
21 Saudi Arabia 11.5 million
22 Netherlands 11 million
23 Egypt 10.6 million
24 Croatia 9.3 million
25 South Africa 9.1 million
26 Hungary 9.6 million
27 Switzerland 8.4 million
28 Japan 8.3 million
29 Singapore 8 million
30 Ireland 8.0 (2006) million
31 Morocco 7.4 million
32 United Arab Emirates 7.1 (2005) million
33 Belgium 7 million
34 Tunisia 6.8 million
35 Czech Republic 6.7 million
36 South Korea 6.4 million
37 Indonesia 5.5 million
38 Sweden 5.2 million
39 Bulgaria 5.2 million
40 Australia 5.1 million (2006)
41 Brazil 5 million
42 India 5 million
43 Denmark 4.7 million (2006)
44 Argentina 4.6 million
45 Bahrain 4.5 million (2006)
46 Vietnam 4.2 million
47 Dominican Republic 4.0 million
48 Norway 3.9 million (2006)
49 Taiwan 3.7 million
50 Puerto Rico 3.7 million

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