See The Top 10 Most Visited Countries In The World

Tourists' expectations when visiting a particular place are related to several features of the chosen destination: culture, architecture, gastronomy, infrastructure, landscape, events, shopping, etc. These features attract people to the destination and contribute to the overall experience of the trip.


France is the most visited country in the world for international tourists, according to figures from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Almost 90 million people visited the country in 2018.


France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.
France, including its overseas territories, has the most time zones of any country, with a total of 12.


Spain is the second most visited country with over 82 million visitors. The United States, China and Italy complete the top five.


These countries are also among the hardest-hit by COVID-19, with the US, Italy, France and Spain (along with the United Kingdom and Brazil) to date recording the world’s highest number of confirmed coronavirus deaths.


Lockdowns caused disorder in these economies – as they have in many others around the globe – and countries reliant on travel and tourism have seen “particularly large” disruptions, according to the International Monetary Fund.


Meanwhile, Turkey, Mexico, Germany, Thailand, United Kingdom earn the 6th - 10th positions respectively.