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Top Tourist Destinations

By , About.com GuideJuly 6, 2003

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The World Tourism Organization recently published (PDF) data about various countries as tourism destinations. According to the WTO, the top five vacation spots in 2002 were:
1) France (76.7 million visitors)
2) Spain (51.7 million visitors)
3) U.S. (41.9 million visitors)
4) Italy (39.8 million visitors)
5) China (36.8 million visitors)

Comments

May 18, 2006 at 6:47 am
(1) James Morgan says:

Can you send me the latest figures of 2004/5 and give me the current position of Northern Ireland?

August 29, 2007 at 6:45 am
(2) Mark Walter says:

Why is France the top one, while it does not have beaches??

September 2, 2007 at 11:57 pm
(3) Rom says:

Mark you are a moron! What about France’s west and south coast beaches!!! Plus, its not all about beaches, theres so much more to the country!!

January 7, 2008 at 4:34 pm
(4) caribban girl (mainly barbados)^^^^^^^tourism destinations. says:

the caribbean is attual the most popular tourism destinations.(and in the caribbean it is Barbados)the caribbean has the most beautiful beaches in the world and we are in the tropics.each caribbean island has over 800,000 crusie ships a year(not put together but each)wellecept jamaica(the crime rate is too high) and we have the most beautiful land scapes in the world………..well i dont have to explain it any more the fact (not opinion!!!!) is the caribbean

May 13, 2008 at 10:06 am
(5) chantelle says:

what about northen ireland ,it is not on the list i see lmao :)

May 13, 2008 at 10:11 am
(6) megan says:

why is northen ireland not in it??
it not fare that the rest are and northen ireland not!

May 31, 2008 at 1:19 pm
(7) Chelsea says:

Duh its only the top 5. And carribean isnt even in the top 10.

January 2, 2009 at 6:12 am
(8) Ashwin frm INDIA says:

where is india? i thought it would be in first10!!!!

October 4, 2009 at 4:02 am
(9) Shiela says:

will you plz cnd me the latest world’s top 10 tourists destinations in 2008?

October 17, 2009 at 1:10 am
(10) maddy says:

where is australia??

most amazing place IN THE WHOLE WORLD

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