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Jan 26, 2010 | Managing Director Graeme Wheeler Announces Plans to Leave World Bank | Feature Story |
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World Tourism Statistics & Rankings
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 entered the top ten list, surpassing Astria ,Russia, .Mexico. Most of the top visited countries continue to be on the European continent.
Rank | Country | UNWTO Regional Market | International tourist arrivals (2007) | International tourist arrivals (2006) |
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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 | 30.7 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 |
International Tourism Top Spenders
The World Tourism Organization the following countries as the top ten biggest spenders on international tourism for the year 2007. For the fifth year in a row, German tourists continue as the top spenders. study by Dresdner Bank forecasts that for 2008, Germans and Europeans, in general, will continue to be the top spenders, because of the strength of the Euro the United State doller , with strong demand for the U.S. in favor of other destinations.
International Tourism Receipts
International tourist receipts were USD 96.7 billion in 2007, up from USD .7 billion in 2006. When the export value of international passenger travel receipts is accounted for, total receipts in 2007 reached a record of USD 1.02 trillion or 3 billion a day. The World Tourism Organization the following countries as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2007. It is noticeable that most of them are on the European continent , but the United States continues to be the top earner.
Rank | Country | UNWTO Regional Market | International Tourism Receipts (2007) | International Tourism Receipts (2006) |
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1 | United State | North America | $96.7 billion | $85.7 billion |
2 | Spain | Europe | $57.8 billion | $51.1 billion |
3 | France | Europe | $54.2 billion | $46.3 billion |
4 | Italy | Europe | $42.7 billion | $38.1 billion |
5 | China | Asia | $41.9 billion | $33,9 billion |
6 | United Kingdom | Europe | $37.6 billion | $33.7 billion |
7 | Germany | Europe | $36.0 billion | $32.8 billion |
8 | Australia | Oceania | $22.2 billion | $17.8 billion |
9 | Austria | Europe | $18.9 billion | $16.6 billion |
10 | Turkey | Europe | $18.5 billion | $16.9 billion |