Listed the most visited and fastest growing tourist destinations in the world

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) presented the top tourist routes, which in 2019 showed an increase in tourist arrivals.

UNWTO reports that in 2019, 1.5 billion international tourist trips were made in the world, 4% more than in 2018.

The leader of world tourism - France89.4 million visitors entered the country in 2018, 90 million in 2019. Second place. Spain - 83.8 million people, the third - USA - 78.7 million

Then the top is followed. China (67.5 million), Italy (64.6 million) Turkey (52.5 million) Mexico (44.9 million), Thailand (39.7 million) Germany (39.4 million), Great Britain (36.9 million).

The UNWTO lists countries that are showing an increase in tourist arrivals in 2019.

Foreign tourist flow in Uzbekistan increased by 27.3%, Kazakhstan - by 10%, Azerbaijan 11.4% due to visa facilitation.

Restoring positions on the world tourist map of Tunisia and Egypt. Tunisia in 2019 was visited by 9.4 million people (+13.6% compared to 2018). Egypt showed an increase in tourist traffic by 21.1%.

The growth of inbound tourism in Turkey was impossible without Russian tourists. In 2019, more than 7 million Russians visited Turkey.

The top 10 most dynamic in the world include Vietnam (7th place, +16.2%) and the Maldives (9th place, +14.9%). Russians also contributed to the growth of tourist flows in these countries. Over 646,000 Russian citizens visited Vietnam last year (+6.6%).

In the top 20 fastest growing tourist flow - South Korea (+14.4%) and Israel (+10.5%).

According to the results of 2019, the fastest growing routes:

Myanmar +40.2%
Puerto Rico +31.2%
Iran +27.9%
Uzbekistan +27.3%
Montenegro +21.4%
Egypt +21.1%
Vietnam +16.2%
Philippines +15.1%
Maldives +14.9%
Bahamas +14.6%
Qatar +14.5%
Armenia +14.4%
South Korea +14.4%
Turkey +14.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina +13.7%
Tunisia +13.6%
Laos +11.5%
Azerbaijan +11.4%
Israel +10.5%
Lithuania +10.1%

Source: atorus