The World's Top Tourism Destinations

Updated July 10, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

(international tourist arrivals)

french tourism

Taxi trikes awaiting customers in Paris
Source: AP Photo/Francois Mori

The following table shows the top ten tourism destinations according to the UN World Tourism Organization. They UNWTO publishes regular updates about global tourism. These figures come from 2018, the most recent year on read as per May 2020.

2018
rank
Country Arrivals (millions)
1. France 89.4
2. Spain 82.8
3. United States 79.6
4. China 62.9
5. Italy 62.1
6. Turkey 45.8
7. Mexico 41.4
8. Germany 38.9
9. Thailand 38.3
10. United Kingdom 36.3
 
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