The World’s Top Tourism Destinations
2004 rank |
Country |
Arrivals (millions) |
Percent change 2004/2003 |
Market share 2004 |
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
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1. |
France |
77.0 |
75.0 |
75.1 |
0.1% |
9.8% |
2. |
Spain |
52.3 |
51.8 |
53.6 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
3. |
United States |
43.6 |
41.2 |
46.1 |
11.8 |
6.0 |
4. |
China |
36.8 |
33.0 |
41.8 |
26.7 |
5.5 |
5. |
Italy |
39.8 |
39.6 |
37.1 |
-6.4 |
4.9 |
6. |
United Kingdom |
24.2 |
24.7 |
27.8 |
12.3 |
3.6 |
7. |
Hong Kong (China) |
16.6 |
15.5 |
21.8 |
40.4 |
2.9 |
8. |
Mexico |
19.7 |
18.7 |
20.6 |
10.5 |
2.7 |
9. |
Germany |
18.0 |
18.4 |
20.1 |
9.5 |
2.6 |
10. |
Austria |
18.6 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
(international tourist arrivals) source: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0198352.html