This update was a bit tough. I had to scrape the data from the UNWTO and so if you try to use their site (I wouldn't encourage it) you might have a hard time seeing the data displayed here.
Weird and frustrating that a major agency could have such a poor website.
Depends on what you're interested in and what's convenient. (Austria is closer and much easier travel for most Europeans and probably Americans.)
Morocco got 10.3 million tourists in 2016; Egypt got 5.3 million (this is way down due to security concerns and has likely recovered some in the last two years).
Unfortunately there's no official data, but it's not hard to imagine Vatican City making the list with over 14 million people. That is around 38,000 tourists per day. Sounds like a lot, but if you take a walk around the country it feels like you're about to enter a football stadium. I think it beats the mark easily.
please tell me that i'm not the ony one who is shocked to see hungary and croatia on here but not portugal, indonesia, australia, belgium, switzerland, sweden, brazil, etc.
Croatia and Hungary are both really nice vacation destinations, I've been to both. I guess Europeans are the biggest travelers and these countries are more accessible and reachable than Australia, Indonesia, Brazil etc. for us...
yea hungary and croatia were totally out of the blue for me. Didnt even get those when I started randomly throwing countries about. And also didnt get no indonesia (but malaysia IS there, and not at the end either) And yea sort of expected brazil and australia, yet as stated it doesnt have direct borders, but it is one you hear so many people talking about going to or wanting to go to. Allmost seems to be a set rule, going backpacking when you leave highschool, and if the destination isnt india it is australia. Belgium or sweden wernt ones I would have expected though
Croatia is way more beautiful than Portugal naturally. The entire coastline is gorgeous and every river is turquoise. It is a natural wonder In itself like Montenegro.
Hungary and Croatia are on the list because they are really interesting and nice holiday destinations. Australia is that very large island country that can be found to the West of New Zealand and Indonesia is made up out of a lot of islands and can be found South of China. You are welcome.
They're on the list because they're in Europe where there are tons of tiny countries all next to each other and you don't even need to pass through customs to go from one to the next, and this quiz only counts tourists as tourists if they cross an international boundary.
Brazil is 4th and Indonesia is 7th on the quiz I authored myself on the subject. This quiz includes ALL tourists that a country entertains, both domestic and international, and so in my estimation is more intuitive, but the data is considerably out of date now. I'd update it if I ever found a good source.
Check the quiz source if you actually want to know the numbers. This quiz is counting only international tourists, so European countries get a leg up by being so easy to travel between. This doesn't explain why Hungary (15m) and Poland (17m) > Belgium (7.5m) and Portugal (11m) -- I'm not sure but my guess is that the former two are more popular among Europeans despite being less well known to Americans.
This quiz has so many European countries. Probably because border crossing is easy and flights are cheap between them, especially from Germany and the UK
Europe is squished together compared to other continents with big countries. Not only is border crossing easy within the EU, it's usually a rather short trip and the train system is interconnected.
With all due respect, it amazes and puzzles me that countries like Croatia, Hungary and The Netherlands get more tourists than Brazil, Peru or Australia.
Croatia, Hungary, and Netherlands are all part of mainland Europe, surrounded by countries in close proximity that have lots of people with enough money to travel, and can move easily between countries without needing a visa or plane ticket. Australia needs a plane ticket from anywhere (or I guess a boat, if you want to be whimsical). Brazil has half of the population of South America by itself, and the people of South America (very generally speaking) are less wealthy than the people of Europe. I can also tell you from having traveled through South America myself that it can be a pain. The Andes mountains make road travel a lot more cumbersome than it would otherwise be. There might be an international train system, but I don't recall it. The buses can be pretty good, but the rides are long. I've traveled across both Europe and South America (as a Yank), and it's definitely easier to get around Europe.
For a load of people doing geography quizzes, there are an awful lot of people who can't consider the geographic situation why some of the countries are near the top. The likes of Croatia and Hungary are small countries with lots of other countries very nearby - it's easy to get to them from most of Europe, in a continent that (pre-Covid) is stuffed full of casual travellers, where flights and train travel (and even river travel) is cheap and very convenient. Europe is small and has an excellent transport infrastructure; Peru and Australia are expensive to get to and do not have the numbers of possible travellers in the vicinity in the same way that Europe has.
Also they are relative cheap and beautiful countries:) Croatia has stunning a coastside with Mediterranean villages and Hungary has cities filled with historical buildings and hot springs that attracts many.
I guess you've never been to Croatia. The natural beauty is almost unrivaled. Only Montenegro , Turkey and Vietnam have such beauty and the republic of Georgia. I don't know why anyone would want to visit Australia. New Zealand is the draw Brazil has Iguazu but you can go to Argentina for that. If you have not seen the Dalmatian coast of Croatia, you missed a natural wonder. If natural beauty is the draw then the Dalmatian coast up through Montenegro and into the mountains of Montenegro STUNS as Turkey's Black Sea Coast stuns with it's mountains jutting into the exquisite sea. For me, New Zealand is on my list not Australia.
It's a small country with lots of other countries nearby - it's easy to get to from most of Europe, in a continent with lots of casual travellers, where flights and train travel (and ever river travel) is cheap and very convenient.
Budapest is GORGEOUS both architecturally and naturally due to being on the Danube. It is in my top 5 most beautiful cities of Europe. If you are an artist or appreciate art the sculptures ALL over Budapest are incredibly beautiful. The architecture marvels as well. I am not at all surprised by this list except for South Africa or other south African countries for safari being absent
Word is also getting out about its beautiful coastline. Lots of travelers I know want to go there now. It hits all the average travelers' desires: beautiful scenery, modern economy and culture, interesting history, and it seems more exotic than places like France and Italy, which, at least among the millennials I know, seem less interesting because people think they are known quantities (even though people who travel often know how silly that kind of thinking is).
A stay in Croatia is also cheaper than a stay in France or Italy while you get a lot of the mentioned shared qualities. I'm going there for the first time next year.
I guess you've never been there. It is one of the most beautiful countries naturally in the world. I'm Irish from the US so no bias here. I am surprised you'd make that comment unless you've never been. That's probably the case.
Ukraine is 25th right now x) I'm so glad we haven't lost too much visitors. Because many people think there's war everywhere in Ukraine but it's absolutely false. It's actually safe in all oblasts, except for Donetsk and Luhansk. So don't be scared to visit Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Lviv. These cities are so beautiful <3 Especially Kyiv and Lviv. I wish I could visit these cities, but coronavirus limited all my dreams :(
I'm really surprised that Saudi Arabia didn't make the list there's something like 2.5 million Muslims making the hajj to Mecca every year. Similarly, how did Vatican City and Israel not make the list?
This is not just city trips. France has the most campings worldwide if I'm right and in the summer months these are packed but also in spring and autumn these are well visited. It is also a top country for wintersport.
Honestly surprised Bahamas doesn't make the list. It's super close to the U.S. and specifically Florida, where a vast majority of the population is older retired folks with tons of money that love to vacation.
Honestly surprised Bahamas doesn't make the list. It's super close to the U.S. and specifically Florida, where a vast majority of the population is older retired folks with tons of money that love to vacation.
Honestly surprised Bahamas doesn't make the list. It's super close to the U.S. and specifically Florida, where a vast majority of the population is older retired folks with tons of money that love to vacation.
Anyone know why some SEA countries are more popular than others? Maybe visa requirements, or emigrants visiting family? Thailand, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, make the list. I would've expected to see Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, maybe Singapore.
Maybe it has something to do with English accessibility.
I would've expected South Korea too. Seems to be denser than Japan, just looking at a map. But maybe Japanese cities are more interesting, and you can only hit so many in one trip anyway.
I can imagine Indonesia may be too boring or undeveloped or Muslim. Pakistan/Bangladesh too poor for residents to travel; and unattractive to foreigners.
really? bangladesh and pakistan not being there didn't surprise me at all. travel advisories discourage traveling to those places, especially americans. also, singapore is there.
Weird and frustrating that a major agency could have such a poor website.
Morocco got 10.3 million tourists in 2016; Egypt got 5.3 million (this is way down due to security concerns and has likely recovered some in the last two years).
Panama: 2 million
Monaco: 300 thousand
Cuba: 4 million
Puerto Rico: 3.7 million
Bahamas: 1.4 million
(Vatican city is not listed -- I think the source only counts overnight visitors, and tourists afaik cannot stay in the Vatican overnight.)
South Africa? Portugal? Belgium? Brazil?
Greetings from Central Ukraine!
gosh darn it vietnam....
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Countries most dependent on tourism, Which countries receive the highest percentage of their GDP from tourism?
https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1812094/countries-most-dependent-on-tourism
Maybe it has something to do with English accessibility.
I would've expected South Korea too. Seems to be denser than Japan, just looking at a map. But maybe Japanese cities are more interesting, and you can only hit so many in one trip anyway.
I can imagine Indonesia may be too boring or undeveloped or Muslim. Pakistan/Bangladesh too poor for residents to travel; and unattractive to foreigners.
i also expected south korea.