United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) released 2018 Tourism Highlights Report that revealed the numbers of international visitors countries received in 2017. According to the report, global tourist arrivals grew by 6.8% last year reaching 1.32 billion. Unsurprisingly, the top 10 list is led by France with 86.9 million international tourist arrivals, followed by Spain and the US. Here are the top 10 countries with the highest foreign tourist arrivals in 2017:
10. Thailand – 35.4 million
9. Germany – 37.5 million
8. Turkey – 37.6 million
7. United Kingdom – 37.7 million
6. Mexico – 39.3 million
5. Italy – 58.3 million
4. China – 60.7 million
3. USA – 75.9 million
2. Spain – 81.8 million
1. France – 86.9 million
