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hkskyline February 9th, 2006, 02:00 AM World's Top Tourism Destinations
Source : http://www.world-tourism.org/facts/eng/pdf/indicators/Top25_ita.pdf
Do you get the mob mentality of visiting popular tourist destinations? Does such a list of popular tourist destinations influence your travel plans?
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2004 Data in Millions of Arrivals
1. France - 75.1
2. Spain - 53.6
3. United States - 46.1
4. China - 41.8
5. Italy - 37.1
6. UK - 27.8
7. Hong Kong - 21.8
8. Mexico - 20.6
9. Germany - 20.1
10. Austria - 19.4
11. Canada - 19.2
12. Turkey - 16.8
13. Malaysia - 15.7
14. Ukraine - 15.6
15. Poland - 14.3
FREKI February 9th, 2006, 02:10 AM Not me... I go where I want to... when I want to.. I couldn't care less what other people do.
marathon February 9th, 2006, 02:14 AM ^ pretty much yeah
R@ptor February 9th, 2006, 02:14 AM No, because everyone is an individual and likes different things.
BTW I'm surprised that the Ukraine is ranked so high.
Lee February 9th, 2006, 02:30 AM Not at all. For instance with Spain, I get the bad impression of overcrowed beaches with too many drunk people from Britain and Germany. They need LESS tourists!
dmg1mn February 9th, 2006, 02:47 AM No, Doesn't influence me.
Harkeb February 9th, 2006, 04:15 AM Those tend to be the overly priced-bad service destinations.
urbane February 9th, 2006, 04:24 AM not really, if anything i would avoid them (not speaking of entire countries but specific cities or more likely specific attractions within a country).
Jules February 9th, 2006, 05:16 AM No. I visit what interests me, not what interests others.
Bitxofo February 9th, 2006, 05:34 AM Not at all. For instance with Spain, I get the bad impression of overcrowed beaches with too many drunk people from Britain and Germany. They need LESS tourists!
You are completely wrong!
:ohno:
That is in Summer in 2 or 3 coast resorts only, mainly Benidorm, Torremolinos and Lloret de Mar.
:runaway:
About the question of this thread:
No, I travel where I want, I do not care about top destinations!
;)
Manila-X February 9th, 2006, 05:36 AM Hong Kong's is very interesting cause it's a small place but yet gets in the top 10 spot. And alot of these tourists are only visiting the city and not the mainland, maybe except Shenzhen.
hkskyline February 9th, 2006, 05:39 AM Even for the larger countries on the lists, few international tourists will have the time to see the whole country. Often they would concentrate on the key tourist centres - ie. the cities. For example, many people visiting China will see Beijing, Shanghai, and Guilin, but not Tibet. However, on these rankings, they're aggregated by country so the effects are not as evident.
ncon February 9th, 2006, 06:34 AM yes for me ;)
HoustonTexas February 9th, 2006, 06:50 AM Not for me... My dad's work really influences where I go next.. Unless I just go for another reason.
Citrus-Fruit February 9th, 2006, 07:09 AM UK's had an 8% increase last year despite the terroist attacks, its up to over 30,000,000 now which is great news.
Justme February 9th, 2006, 03:42 PM No, I travel where I get the urge to go.
MoreOrLess February 9th, 2006, 04:11 PM Lists like that certainly don't interest me in any way but for things I do enjoy(espeically landscape) the most famous areas are often the best, thats to say going off the beaten track just for the sake of it isnt always the best idea IMHO.
DiggerD21 February 9th, 2006, 07:58 PM Such lists don't influence my travel plans. Recently my travel plans are more influenced by the place of the next events of the student association AEGEE.
bay_area February 9th, 2006, 08:03 PM Never.
Baianóide February 10th, 2006, 04:34 AM No, never
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