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The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication, which is released three times throughout the year. In the publication, world tourism is ranked both by the number of visits and by the tourism revenue generated.
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International tourist arrivals by country of destination 2010
Out of a global total of 940 million tourists, the top ten international tourism destinations in 2010 were (see the barometer for the full rankings):[1][2][3]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 
France76.80 million 2 
United States59.75 million 3 
China55.67 million 4 
Spain52.68 million 5 
Italy43.63 million 6 
United Kingdom28.13 million 7 
Turkey27.00 million 8 
Germany26.88 million 9 
Malaysia24.58 million 10 
Mexico22.41 million Africa and the Middle East
Africa
Out of the total of over 49 million tourists to Africa in 2010, the top ten African destinations were:[3]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 
Morocco9.29 million 2 
South Africa8.07 million 3 
Tunisia6.90 million 4 
Zimbabwe2.24 million 5 
Mozambique2.22 million 6 
Algeria1.91 million (2009) 7 
Botswana1.55 million (2009) 8 
Nigeria1.41 million (2009) 9 
Kenya1.39 million (2009) 10 
Namibia0.980 million (2009) Middle East
Out of the total of over 60 million tourists to the Middle East[note 1] in 2010, the top ten destinations were:[4][3]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 
Egypt14.05 million 2 
Saudi Arabia10.85 million 3 
Syria8.55 million 4 
United Arab Emirates7.43 million 5 
Bahrain4.94 million (2007) 6 
Jordan4.56 million 7 
Israel[note 2]3.45 million 8 
Lebanon2.17 million 9 
Qatar1.66 million (2009) 10 
Oman1.52 million - Notes
The Americas
Out of the total of almost 150 million tourists to the Americas in 2010, the top ten destinations were:[3]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 United States59.75 million 2 Mexico22.40 million 3 
Canada16.10 million 4 
Argentina5.29 million 5 
Brazil5.16 million 6 
Dominican Republic4.13 million 7 
Puerto Rico3.68 million 8 
Chile2.77 million 9 
Cuba2.51 million 10 
Colombia2.39 million Asia and the Pacific
Out of the total of almost 204 million tourists to Asia and the Pacific in 2010, the top ten destinations were:[3]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 China55.67 million 2 Malaysia24.58 million 3 
Hong Kong20.09 million 4 
Thailand15.84 million 5 
Macau11.93 million 6 
Singapore9.16 million 7 
South Korea8.80 million 8 
Japan8.61 million 9 
Indonesia5.91 million 10 
Australia5.89 million Europe
Out of the total of almost 477 million tourists to Europe in 2010, the top ten destinations were:[3]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 France76.80 million 2 Spain52.68 million 3 Italy43.63 million 4 United Kingdom28.13 million 5 Turkey[note 1]27.00 million 6 Germany26.88 million 7 
Austria22.00 million 8 
Ukraine21.20 million 9 
Russia20.27 million 10 
Greece15.01 million - Notes
- ^ Turkey is classified under the "Southern/Mediter. Eu." subregion by the UNWTO.
International tourist arrivals by country of destination 2009
Out of a global total of 880 million tourists, the top ten international tourism destinations in 2009 were (see the barometer for the full rankings):[4][5]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 France74.20 million 2 United States54.88 million 3 Spain52.23 million 4 China50.88 million 5 Italy43.24 million 6 United Kingdom28.20 million 7 Turkey25.51 million 8 Germany24.22 million 9 Malaysia23.65 million 10 Mexico21.45 million Africa and the Middle East
Africa
Out of the total of almost 46 million tourists to Africa in 2009, the top ten African destinations were:[5]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 Morocco8.34 million 2 South Africa7.01 million 3 Tunisia6.90 million 4 Mozambique2.39 million 5 Zimbabwe2.01 million 6 Algeria1.91 million 7 Botswana1.55 million 8 Kenya1.14 million (2008) 9 
Swaziland0.909 million 10 
Mauritius0.871 million Middle East
Out of the total of over 53 million tourists to the Middle East[note 1] in 2009, the top ten destinations were:[4][5]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 Egypt11.91 million 2 Saudi Arabia10.90 million 3 United Arab Emirates7.13 million (2005) 4 Syria6.09 million 5 Bahrain4.94 million (2007) 6 Jordan3.79 million 7 Israel[note 2]2.32 million 8 Lebanon1.85 million 9 Qatar1.66 million 10 
Yemen0.434 million - Notes
The Americas
Out of the total of over 165 million tourists to the Americas in 2009, the top ten destinations were:[5]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 United States54.88 million 2 Mexico21.45 million 3 Canada15.74 million 4 Brazil4.80 million 5 Argentina4.31 million 6 Dominican Republic3.99 million 7 Puerto Rico3.55 million 8 Chile2.75 million 9 Cuba2.41 million 10 Colombia2.15 million Asia and the Pacific
Out of the total of over 181 million tourists to Asia and the Pacific in 2009, the top ten destinations were:[5]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 China50.88 million 2 Malaysia23.65 million 3 Hong Kong16.93 million 4 Thailand14.15 million 5 Macau10.40 million 6 South Korea7.82 million 7 Singapore7.49 million 8 Japan6.79 million 9 Indonesia6.32 million 10 Australia5.58 million Europe
Out of the total of over 459 million tourists to Europe in 2009, the top ten destinations were:[5]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 France74.20 million 2 Spain52.23 million 3 Italy43.24 million 4 United Kingdom28.20 million 5 Turkey[note 1]25.51 million 6 Germany24.22 million 7 Austria21.36 million 8 Ukraine20.74 million 9 Russia19.42 million 10 Greece14.92 million - Notes
- ^ Turkey is classified under the "Southern/Mediter. Eu." subregion by the UNWTO.
International tourist arrivals by country of destination 2008
The top ten international destinations in 2008 were:[5]
Rank Country International tourist arrivals 1 France79.22 million 2 United States57.94 million 3 Spain57.19 million 4 China53.05 million 5 Italy42.73 million 6 United Kingdom30.14 million 7 Ukraine25.39 million 8 Turkey24.99 million 9 Germany24.89 million 10 Mexico22.64 million See also
References
- ^ "China world's third most visited country: UN". The Independent. AFP. 26 January 2011. http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/china-worlds-third-most-visited-country-un-2195263.html. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Interim Update". UNWTO World Tourism Barometer (UNWTO). April 2011. http://www.unwto.org/facts/eng/pdf/barometer/UNWTO_Barom11_iu_april_excerpt.pdf. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "2011 Highlights". UNWTO World Tourism Highlights (UNWTO). April 2011. http://mkt.unwto.org/sites/all/files/docpdf/unwtohighlights11enlr.pdf. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "Recovery Confirmed, but Growth Remains Uneven". UNWTO World Tourism Barometer (UNWTO) 8 (2). June 2010. http://www.unwto.org/facts/eng/pdf/barometer/UNWTO_Barom10_2_en.pdf. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "International Tourist Arrivals back at 2008 pre-crisis peak level". UNWTO World Tourism Barometer (UNWTO) 8 (3). October 2010. http://www.unwto.org/facts/eng/pdf/barometer/UNWTO_Barom10_3_en.pdf. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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