Most Visited Countries:
The World Tourism Organization reports the following ten countries as the most visited in 2007 by number of international travelers. When compared to 2006, Ukraine and Turkey entered the top ten list, surpassing Russia, Austria and Mexico. Most of the top visited countries continue to be on the European continent.
|
Rank |
Country |
Regional Market |
International tourist arrivals (2007) |
International tourist arrivals (2006) |
|
1 |
France |
Europe |
81.9 million |
79.1 million |
|
2 |
Spain |
Europe |
59.2 million |
58.5 million |
|
3 |
United States |
North America |
56.0 million |
51.1 million |
|
4 |
China |
Asia |
54.7 million |
49.6 million |
|
5 |
Italy |
Europe |
43.7 million |
41.1 million |
|
6 |
United Kingdom |
Europe |
30.7 million |
30.1 million |
|
7 |
Germany |
Europe |
24.4 million |
23.6 million |
|
8 |
Ukraine |
Europe |
23.1 million |
18.9 million |
|
9 |
Turkey |
Europe |
22.2 million |
18.9 million |
|
10 |
Mexico |
North America |
21.4 million |
21.4 million |