What is the world's favourite holiday destination?

[jpinx]

At last some definitive figures ---- or are they ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23433149#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

[theblether]

I note Ukraine is more popular than Thailand.

[kurnell]

Confucius say "man who walk through airport door sideways is going to Bangkok"

[jpinx]

 

I note Ukraine is more popular than Thailand.

Possibly the "local" Russian tourists

[jpinx]

Interestingly....

Sorted by total spend......

Country No. visitors Total spent (US $bn) Amount spent a head

United States 67m 126.2 1883.6

Spain 57.7m 55.9 968.8

France 83m 53.6 645.8

China 57.7m 50 866.6

Macau 13.6m 43.7 3213.2

Italy 46.4m 41.2 888

Germany 30.4m 38.1 1253.3

United Kingdom 29.3m 36.6 1249.1

Hong Kong 23.8m 32.1 1348.7

Thailand 22.4m 30.1 1343.8

Turkey 35.7m 25.7 719.9

Malaysia 25m 20.2 808

Austria 24.2m 18.9 781

Canada 16.3m 17.4 1067.5

Greece 15.5m 12.9 832.3

Mexico 23.4m 12.7 542

Russian Federation 25.7m 11.2 435.8

Poland 14.8m 10.9 736.5

Saudi Arabia 13.7m 7.4 540.1

Ukraine 23m 4.8 208.7

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Sorted by spend per head....

Country No. visitors Total spent (US $bn) Amount spent a head

Macau 13.6m 43.7 3213.2

United States 67m 126.2 1883.6

Hong Kong 23.8m 32.1 1348.7

Thailand 22.4m 30.1 1343.8

Germany 30.4m 38.1 1253.3

United Kingdom 29.3m 36.6 1249.1

Canada 16.3m 17.4 1067.5

Spain 57.7m 55.9 968.8

Italy 46.4m 41.2 888

China 57.7m 50 866.6

Greece 15.5m 12.9 832.3

Malaysia 25m 20.2 808

Austria 24.2m 18.9 781

Poland 14.8m 10.9 736.5

Turkey 35.7m 25.7 719.9

France 83m 53.6 645.8

Mexico 23.4m 12.7 542

Saudi Arabia 13.7m 7.4 540.1

Russian Federation 25.7m 11.2 435.8

Ukraine 23m 4.8 208.7

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Thailand 4th in the world on personal spend -- where does it go ?

sorry about the failed formatting...

[nong38]

Wait til they spot Blackpool and Bognor Regis!

[Tywais]

I note Ukraine is more popular than Thailand.

Perhaps this is why.

[PattayaPhom]

With the hassle it is trying to get a visa for Russia its hard to believe that had over 25 Mil .....be good to know where these visitors came from.

[craigt3365]

The numbers for Russia don't seem to add up????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Russia

[mickjn]

Maha Sarakham