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THE MOST FREQUENTED COUNTRIES

Added on: 13th Sep 2016

 

UNITED KINGDOM

32.6 MILLION

London

Though the sun set on the British Empire many decades ago,

it hasn’t stopped the proliferation of British culture around

the world and the United Kingdom from making the list as the

eighth most visited country in the world with 32.6 million

visitors. London, the economic powerhouse of Europe,

brought in half of those numbers alone. Tourists looking for

thrills beyond the fashion, museums, and overall culture of

London headed further afield to the rugged serenity of the

Scottish Highlands, the meadows and mountains of Wales

and the tumultuous city of Belfast: home to Titanic’s shipyard.

 

 

GERMANY

33 MILLION

limberg germany

The second most-popular destination for migrants after the

United States, Germany is also the most populous country in

Europe. Germany has a compelling history spanning thousands

of years. A birthplace of the Protestant Reformation, Germany

boasts beautiful churches such as the ones in Cologne and

Berlin and is a world leader for industry, technology

and counter-culture.

 

 

TURKEY

39.8 MILLION

cappadocia

Turkey’s Istanbul, the city straddles two continents and is the

largest urban area in Europe and the Middle East with over

14.4 million residents. Though over 10 million tourists visited

this crossroads-of-the-world, the rest of the country drew in

at least another 30 million thanks to its myriad of World Heritage

Sites such as Cappadocia and Troy and its two of the

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

 

 

ITALY

48.6 MILLION

Rome_Skyline

Italy is a favourite destination for millions of tourists

(48.6 million, in fact) due to its temperate climate, extensive

and dramatic coastline, strong culinary heritage and host of

archaeological sites. (It has 51 World Heritage Sites, the most

of any country.) Experiencing one of the most fragmented

histories of any country, Italy emerged from numerous

conquests and invasions over thousands of years as the

state we now know just after World War II. The Italian diaspora,

largely from unindustrialized southern Italy, has

fuelled a global dispersion of and interest in Italian culture.

 

 

CHINA

55.6 MILLION

chinese pagoda

Though seven of the top ten visited cities in the world are in Asia,

only one East Asian country (bar Russia) has made it onto the

top 10 most visited countries. China’s inclusion should come

as no surprise. One of the original cradles of human civilization,

the global powerhouse is the most populous country

(1.35 billion people) on Earth. China has been cited as one of

the most complex economies (for over 2,000 years) due to its

cyclical history of prosperity and decline. As the world’s largest

exporter (and second-largest importer), it’s no doubt China

will see substantially more than 55.6 million (in 2014)

tourists year-over-year in the near future.

 

 

SPAIN

65 MILLION

menorca spain

One of only three countries boasting both Mediterranean and

Atlantic coastlines, Spain brought in 65 million tourists last year.

Drawing in millions of tourists from its former colonies in

Latin America and its position as the major European trade

hub for Latin America. Such numbers have made Spain the

second-largest tourism destination in the world in terms of

spending.

 

 

UNITED STATES

74.8 MILLION

Winter Morning Sunrise Tunnel View Yosemite Valley - Yosemite Na

Thought the United States would clinch the top spot? It’s just off,

coming in at number two with nearly 75 million tourists in 2014.

The world’s largest economy by GDP (both nominal and real),

America is also one of the world’s most multicultural countries

due to hundreds of years of immigration. Despite being the

second most visited country, the United States had tourists

spending more than in any other country, 177.2 billion dollars

in 2014 compared to 65.2 billion in number two Spain.

 

 

FRANCE

83.7 MILLION

Panorama Burg u. Mühle

Paris’ placed as the fifth most visited city in the world hasn’t

stopped the country of France as a whole from clinching the

top spot and by a hefty margin. Receiving almost 10 million

more tourists than the U.S., France held the second-largest

colonial empire in history, a major factor in her close

relations with many countries and territories around the globe.

Despite the 15 million who visited Paris, France holds deeper

appeal for tourists in its lush wine regions, coastal resorts and

small villages dotted throughout the country, bringing in a

cumulative total of 83.7 million visitors.

 


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