TOP MOST VISITED PLACES IN THE WORLD
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WHO SPENDS THE MOST ON TOURISM?
Germans spend the most on international tourism, parting with a huge US $ 80.8 billion outside their country. Americans come in 2nd, spending US $ 73.1 billion. People from the UK spend the 3rd highest amount, followed by the Chinese, who are spending increasing amounts on international travel.
MOST VISITED CITIES IN THE WORLD:
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LONDON |
- LONDON - UK - 14,059,000*
- BANGKOK - THAILAND - 9,985,000*
- SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE - 9,682,700*
- KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA - 9,400,000*
- ANTALYA - TURKEY - 8,867,700*
- NEW YORK - USA - 8,479,000*
- DUBAI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 7,783,000*
- PARIS - FRANCE - 7,749,900*
- ISTANBUL - TURKEY - 7,543,300*
- HONG KONG - CHINA - 7,010,600*
* - INTERNATIONAL VISITORS.
WORLD TOURIST ATTRACTION PLACES:
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TIMES SQUARE - NEW YORK |
- TIMES SQUARE - NEW YORK CITY - 35,000,000*
- NATIONAL MALL AND MEMORIAL PARKS - WASHINGTON, DC, USA - 25,000,000*
- MAGIC KINGDOM - LAKE BUENA VISTA, ORLANDO, USA - 16,600,000*
- TRAFALGAR SQUARE - LONDON,UK - 15,000,000*
- DISNEYLAND PARK - ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIAN, USA - 14,700,000*
- NIAGARA FALLS - ONTARIO/NEW YORK, CANADA/USA - 14,000,000*
- FISHERMAN'S WHARF AND GOLDEN GATE - USA - 13,000,000*
- TOKYO DISNEYLAND AND TOKYO DISNEY SEA - URAYASU, JAPAN - 12,900,000*
- NOTRE DAME DE PARIS - PARIS, FRANCE - 12,000,000*
- DISNEY LAND PARIS - PARIS, FRANCE - 10,600,000*
*- ESTIMATED ANNUAL VISITORS
MOST VISITED COUNTRIES:
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FRANCE |
- FRANCE - 76,800,000*
- USA - 56,700,000*
- CHINA - 55,700,000*
- SPAIN - 52,700,000*
- ITALY - 43,600,000*
- UK - 28,100,000*
- TURKEY - 27,000,000*
- GERMANY - 26,900,000*
- MALAYSIA - 24,600,000*
- MEXICO - 22,400,000*
* - INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
OLDEST AMUSEMENT PARKS:
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KLAMPENBORG - DENMARK |
- BAKKEN - KLAMPENBORG, DENMARK - 1583*
- THE PRATER - VIENNE - AUSTRIA - 1766*
- WIDAM PARK - BUDAPEST - HUNGARY - 1838*
- BLACKGANG CHINE CLIFF TO THEME PARK - VENTNOR- ISLE OF WIGHT - UK - 1842*
- TIVOLI GARDENS - COPENHAGEN - DENMARK - 1843*
- LAKE COMPOUNCE AMUSEMENT PARK - BRISTOL - CONNECTICUT - USA - 1846*
- HANAYASHIKI - TOKYO - JAPAN - 1853*
- GRAND PIER - TEIGNMOUTH - UK - 1865*
- BLACKPOOL CENTRAL PIER - BLACKPOOL - UK - 1868*
- CEDAR POINT -SANDUSKY - OHIO - USA - 1870*
* - YEAR FOUNDED
MOST VISITED THEME PARKS:
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MAGIC KINGDOM - FLORIDA - USA |
- MAGIC KINGDOM - FLORIDA, USA - 16,972,000*
- DISNEYLAND - CALIFORNIA, USA - 15,980,000*
- TOKYO DISNEYLAND - TOKYO, JAPAN - 14,452,000*
- TOKYO DISNEY SEA - TOKYO, JAPAN - 12,663,000*
- EPCOT (AT WALT DISNEY WORLD) - FLORIDA, USA - 10,825,000*
- DISNEYLAND PARIS - PARIS, FRANCE* - 10,500,000*
- DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM (AT WALT DISNEY WORLD) - FLORIDA, USA - 9,686,000*
- DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS (AT WALT DISNEY WORLD) - FLORIDA, USA - 9,603,000*
- UNIVERSAL STUDIOS - JAPAN - 8,160,000*
- EVERLAND - GYEONGGI-DO, SOUTH KOREA - 6,884,000*
* - VISITORS