The world's top tourism destinations in 2003 (with 2002 rankings in parentheses), from the World Tourism Organization: - France (1) 75,000,000
- Spain (2) 52,500,000
- United States (3) 40,400,000
- Italy (4) 39,600,000
- China (5) 33,000,000
- United Kingdom (6) 24,800,000
- Austria (9) 19,100,000
- Mexico (8) 18,700,000
- Germany (10) 18,400,000
- Canada (7) 17,500,000
Source:Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 8/30/2004 via Http://www.highbeam.com
1998 figures from World Tourism Organization (WTO) France - 70,000,000 Spain - 47,743,000 United States - 47,127,000 Italy - 34,829,000 United Kingdom - 25,475,000 China - 24,000,000 Mexico - 19,300,000 Poland - 18,820,000 Canada - 18,659,000 Austria - 17,282,000 Germany - 16,504,000 Czech Republic - 16,325,000 Russia - 15,810,000 Hungary - 14,660,000 Portugal - 11,800,000 Greece - 11,077,000 Switzerland - 11,025,00 Hong Kong* - 9,600,000 Turkey - 9,200,000 Thailand - 7,720,000 Source:WTO via about.com |
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