Interesting data

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_Rankings

Rank Country International tourist arrivals
1 France 81.9 million
2 Spain 59.2 million
3 United States 56.0 million
4 China 54.7 million
5 Italy 43.7 million
6 United Kingdom 30.7 million
7 Germany 24.4 million
8 Ukraine 23.1 million
9 Turkey 22.2 million
10 Mexico 21.4 million
11 Malaysia 21.0 million
12 Austria 20.8 million
13 Russia 20.2 million (2006)
14 Canada 17.9 million
15 Hong Kong 17.2 million
16 Greece 16 million (2006)
17 Poland 15.0 million
18 Thailand 14.5 million
19 Macau 12.9 million
20 Portugal 12.3 million
21 Saudi Arabia 11.5 million
22 Netherlands 11.0 million
23 Egypt 10.6 million
24 Croatia 9.3 million
25 South Africa 9.1 million
26 Hungary 9.6 million
27 Switzerland 8.4 million
28 Japan 8.3 million
29 Singapore 8.0 million
30 Ireland 8 million (2006)
31 Morocco 7.4 million
32 United Arab Emirates 7.1 million (2005)
33 Belgium 7.0 million
34 Tunisia 6.8 million
35 Czech Republic 6.7 million
36 South Korea 6.4 million
37 Indonesia 5.5 million
38 Sweden 5.2 million
39 Bulgaria 5.2 million
40 Australia 5.1 million (2006)
41 Brazil 5.0 million
42 India 5.0 million
43 Denmark 4.7 million (2006)
44 Argentina 4.6 million
45 Bahrain 4.5 million (2006)
46 Vietnam 4.2 million
47 Dominican Republic 4.0 million
48 Norway 3.9 million (2006)
49 Taiwan 3.7 million
50 Puerto Rico 3.7 million


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Well, most are like I expected ... of course the country with the city of Love leads ^^

As Interesting is the "International tourism top spenders":

Rank Country UNWTO International International
Tourism Tourism
Expeditures(07) Expenditures (06)

1 Germany Europe $82.9 billion $73.9 billion
2 United States North America $76.2 billion $72.1 billion
3 United Kingdom Europe $72.3 billion $63.1 billion
4 France Europe $36.7 billion $31.2 billion
5 China Asia $29.8 billion $24.3 billion
6 Italy Europe $27.3 billion $23.1 billion
7 Japan Asia $26.5 billion $26.9 billion
8 Canada North America $24.8 billion $20.5 billion
9 Russia Europa $22.3 billion $18.2 billion
10 South Korea Asia $20.9 billion $18.9 billion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism

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1 France 81.9 million
2 Spain 59.2 million
3 United States 56.0 million
4 China 54.7 million
5 Italy 43.7 million
6 United Kingdom 30.7 million
7 Germany 24.4 million
8 Ukraine 23.1 million
9 Turkey 22.2 million
10 Mexico 21.4 million


WTF Ukraine??
What's there to visit? Except blown up nuclear reactors

Crimea is where a lot of Russians go for a summer vacation, when I was there it was pretty much built for tourists.

I am however surprised that Russia is in the top 15, I always took it to be a place more or less where tourist enthusiasts go. I guess Moscow with its high class shopping is attracting a new wave of tourists.

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Alot of cheap whores there no wonder

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is at number 42?

Is chinegooks being so high because hong jong monkeu taiching is being considere separate countrY/?

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I suppose Spain is #2 due to Euro-tourism? Probably cheaper than France or Italy yet still that Med' experience?



I'd like to visit some day myself.

Spain has a warm, sunny Coast in the South and dozens of touristically attractive Islands (Baleares, Canaries)

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Also Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Toledo, Cordoba are beautiful cities with rich cultural history and just plain beautiful scenery and climate. Spain is where its at in the summer time.

What's there to visit? Except blown up nuclear reactors

You'd be surprised at the rich cultural history, cheap accommodation and living expenses and beautiful scenery in general. Ukraine is the next major destination after the fall of the Iron curtain after the Czech Republic and Poland.


I am however surprised that Russia is in the top 15, I always took it to be a place more or less where tourist enthusiasts go. I guess Moscow with its high class shopping is attracting a new wave of tourists.

Problem is the whole red tape crap with Russia. You need to go through a travel agent who 'sponsors' you, get the proper Visa (which mind you can be revoked any time if a corrupt cop crosses your path)... then there's the whole problem of straying too far (you have to be in a certain radius of your tour).

You can't just 'wing' Russia (just do whatever you want how you want to, like I'm doing in Europe very soon))... And the Visa only last 30 days with very strict extension options (basically there is no option for extension).

I would love to go back to Russia, problem is its not very heartening when you hear cops pray on tourists just like the 'merchants' do. A friend of mine was waiting in line for some food, a local bought it for about 50% cheaper (he heard the price) just cause he is a tourist, they just randomly jack up the price.

I wanted to travel to Siberia and the Steppes regions, visit 'smaller' cities like Rostov, Pskov, Smolensk, Vladmir etc. Very rich in history with multiple cultures and influences over the centuries. Very much under rated over the Goliath like Moscow and cultural hub St. Petersburg.

Siege of Tobruk - One German POW said: "I cannot understand you Australians. In Poland, France, and Belgium, once the tanks got through the soldiers took it for granted that they were beaten. But you are like demons. The tanks break through and your infantry still keep fighting." Rommel wrote of seeing "a batch of some fifty or sixty Australian prisoners ... marched off close behind usimmensely big and powerful men, who without question represented an elite formation of the British Empire, a fact that was also evident in battle."


"As a Internet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."

Actually Greece had close to 18 Million tourists in 2007. 20 Million in 2008.

I still don't understand how Ukraine attracts more visitors than Turkey and Mexico. The latter two attract big markets like Western Europe and Latin America. I've never heard of western tourists visiting the Ukraine. If most of these visitors are Eastern European I don't see how that compares to Mexico whose right under the U.S, which has a group are the biggest foreign travelers.

The way Mexico is today, at least the interior and border, I think I'd prefer to visit the Ukraine or Turkey myself if given an even choice.

"The way Mexico is today, at least the interior and border, I think I'd prefer to visit the Ukraine or Turkey myself if given an even choice."

The Cartels could control half of the country and I'd still prefer to go to Mexico over the Ukraine anyday. Turkey is great though, highly recommend it. But the violence hasn't really affected foreigners, and it is mostly in the North however their have been some pretty bad incidents in the South. I never understood the American fascination with Tijuana (or as the gringos say TJ! lol) it's a complete **** hole.

"I never understood the American fascination with Tijuana (or as the gringos say TJ! lol) it's a complete **** hole. "

Cheap prostitutes right across the border.....

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"Cheap prostitutes right across the border..... "

Maybe for some, but the vast majority are just kids looking for booze. Their is no real regulated drinking age, as opposed to the U.S where you have to be 21.

Maybe for some, but the vast majority are just kids looking for booze. Their is no real regulated drinking age, as opposed to the U.S where you have to be 21.

LOL. Boozing is just an excuse for going on a road trip. The real underlying reason is sex. LOL

BTW, Tijuana and other Mexican resorts don't just mean sex with Mexican hookers, it's also a setting for sex with other US college kids. Tijuana is just an exotic location. LOL

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I'm highly surprised China is fourth. I guess Hong Kong is the reason why China scores so high.


Mobile airpower

"The enemy dies relaxed," observed a Lockheed Martin manager.

why are you surprised? just because you don't know much about China?

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Do the following data (posted by Schwala) surprise you also?


Rank Country UNWTO International International
Tourism Tourism
Expeditures(07) Expenditures (06)

1 Germany Europe $82.9 billion $73.9 billion
2 United States North America $76.2 billion $72.1 billion
3 United Kingdom Europe $72.3 billion $63.1 billion
4 France Europe $36.7 billion $31.2 billion
5 China Asia $29.8 billion $24.3 billion
6 Italy Europe $27.3 billion $23.1 billion
7 Japan Asia $26.5 billion $26.9 billion
8 Canada North America $24.8 billion $20.5 billion
9 Russia Europa $22.3 billion $18.2 billion
10 South Korea Asia $20.9 billion $18.9 billion


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And the following?


[edit] International tourism receipts
International tourist receipts were USD 96.7 billion in 2007, up from USD 85.7 billion in 2006. When the export value of international passenger travel receipts is accounted for, total receipts in 2007 reached a record of USD 1.02 trillion or 3 billion a day.[4] The World Tourism Organization reports the following 10 countries as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2007. It is noticeable that most of them are on the European continent, but the United States continues to be the top earner.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism


Rank Country UNWTO
Regional
Market International
Tourism
Receipts
(2007)[4] International
Tourism
Receipts
(2006)[8]
1 United States North America $96.7 billion $85.7 billion
2 Spain Europe $57.8 billion $51.1 billion
3 France Europe $54.2 billion $46.3 billion
4 Italy Europe $42.7 billion $38.1 billion
5 China Asia $41.9 billion $33,9 billion
6 United Kingdom Europe $37.6 billion $33.7 billion
7 Germany Europe $36.0 billion $32.8 billion
8 Australia Oceania $22.2 billion $17.8 billion
9 Austria Europe $18.9 billion $16.6 billion
10 Turkey Europe $18.5 billion $16.9 billion


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@nighthawk,

Hong kong's gdp is around US$200 billion. How much do you think people from Hong Kong spend their money in PRC?

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Turkey received 27.5 million for the year 2008,

that would place Turkey in the 7th spot


Suleiman I in response to Francis Is arrogant demeanor
" I, the sultan of sultans, and the strongest ruler, the loftiest king who defeats the kingdoms around the world, and the shadow of Allah in the Earth, am the son of Sultan Selim who is the son of Sultan Beyazid, Sultan Suleiman, Caesar of Rome, Padishah, Hünkar, Hakan ül-Berreyn vel-Bahreyn; Sovereign of the House of Osman, Sultan of Sultans, Khan of Khans, Caliph of Islam, Custodian of the Holy Cities of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, Caesar of the Roman Empire, Emperor of The Three Cities of Constantinople, Adrianople and Bursa, and of the Cities of Damascus and Cairo, of all Azerbaijan, of the Magris, of Barka, of Kairouan, of Aleppo, of Arabic Iraq and of Acem, of Basra, of Al-Hasa, of Dilen, of Ar Raqqah, of Mosul, of Parthia, of Diyarbakr, of Cilicia, of the Vilayets of Erzurum, of Sivas, of Adana, of Karaman, Van, of Barbary, of Abyssinia, of Tunisia, of Tripoli, of Damascus, of Cyprus, of Rhodes, of Candia, of the Vilayet of the Morea, of the Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and also its coasts, of Anatolia, of Rumelia, Baghdad, Greece, Turkistan, Tartary, Circassia, of the two regions of Kabarda, of Georgia, of the plain of Kypchak, of the whole country of the Tartars, of Kefe and of all the neighboring countries, of Bosnia and its dependencies, of the City and Fort of Belgrade, of the Vilayet of Serbia, with all the castles, forts and cities, of all Albania, of all Eflak and Bogdania, as well as all the dependencies and borders, and many more lands that our lofty ancestors conquered with their crushing powers and I conquered with my fire-scattering sword --- You, the king of province France, Francis......."