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The world’s top destinations in 1997 based on international arrivals (with 1990 ranking in parentheses), according to the World Tourism Organization:
1. France (1) ……….. 66,800,000
2. United States (2) …. 49,038,000
3. Spain (3) ………… 43,403,000
4. Italy (4) ………… 34,087,000
5. United Kingdom (7) … 25,960,000
6. China (12) ……….. 23,770,000
7. Poland (27) ………. 19,514,000
8. Mexico (8) ……….. 18,667,000
9. Canada (10) ………. 17,610,000
10. Czech Republic(16) .. 17,400,000
Note: International arrivals for 1997 throughout the world totaled 612,835,000; the top 10 countries accounted for almost 52 percent of that.
