World Tourism rankings

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

[edit] Top international tourism destinations 2006

Out of a global total of 842 million tourists in 2006, the following countries are the 50 most visited. For more 2006 data, as well as ranking of international tourism receipts, see the June 2007 issue.^[1]

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	France	79.1 million
2	Spain	58.5 million
3	United States	51.1 million
4	China	49.6 million
5	Italy	41.1 million
6	United Kingdom	30.1 million
7	Germany	23.6 million
8	Mexico	21.4 million
9	Austria	20.3 million
10	Russia	20.2 million
11	Turkey	20.1 million
12	Canada	18.2 million
13	Ukraine	17.6 million[a]
14	Malaysia	17.5 million
15	Hong Kong	15.8 million
16	Poland	15.7 million
17	Greece	14.3 million[a]
18	Thailand	13.9 million
19	Portugal	11.3 million
20	Netherlands	10.7 million
21	Macao	10.7 million
22	Hungary	9.3 million
23	Croatia	8.7 million
24	Egypt	8.6 million
25	South Africa	8.4 million
26	Ireland	8.0 million
27	Saudi Arabia	8.0 million[a]
28	Switzerland	7.9 million
29	Singapore	7.6 million
30	Japan	7.3 million
31	Belgium	7.0 million
32	Morocco	6.6 million
33	Tunisia	6.5 million
34	Czech Republic	6.4 million
35	South Korea	6.2 million
36	Bulgaria	5.2 million
37	Brazil	5.0 million
38	Australia	5.0 million[a]
39	Indonesia	4.9 million
40	Denmark	4.7 million[a]
41	Bahrain	4.5 million
42	India	4.4 million
43	Argentina	4.2 million
44	Dominican Republic	4.0 million
45	United Arab Emirates	3.9 million[b]
46	Norway	3.9 million
47	Puerto Rico	3.7 million
48	Vietnam	3.6 million
49	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.5 million
50	Taiwan	3.5 million

^{^}  a. 2005 data (latest available).

^{^}  b. 2000 data (latest available).

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• UNWTO World Tourism Barometer

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