The table compares the number of international tourist arrivals (in millions) to five
countries
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France
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Spain
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United
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the United
States
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Thailand
, and Vietnam—between 2018 and 2024.
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Overall
, Linking Words
France
consistently attracted the highest number of tourists throughout the period, Use synonyms
while
all Linking Words
countries
experienced a sharp decline in Use synonyms
2020
followed by a strong recovery by 2024. Despite Punctuation problem
2020,
this
rebound, growth patterns varied, with some Linking Words
countries
surpassing pre-2018 levels more significantly than others.
In 2018, Use synonyms
France
led with 89.4 Use synonyms
million
visitors, followed by Use synonyms
Spain
(82.8 Use synonyms
million
) and the United Use synonyms
States
(79.6 Use synonyms
million
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However
, by 2020, tourist numbers fell dramatically across all destinations, with Linking Words
Spain
dropping to just 19.0 Use synonyms
million
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Thailand
to 6.7 Use synonyms
million
, reflecting a global disruption to travel.
By 2022, recovery was well underway. Use synonyms
France
rebounded to 79.4 Use synonyms
million
visitors, Use synonyms
while
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Spain
and the United Use synonyms
States
reached 71.7 Use synonyms
million
and 66.5 Use synonyms
million
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respectively
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, respectively
Thailand
and Vietnam Use synonyms
also
recovered, though at a slower pace, recording 28.2 Linking Words
million
and 12.6 Use synonyms
million
arrivals.
By 2024, all five Use synonyms
countries
had either matched or exceeded their 2018 figures. Use synonyms
France
rose to 95.2 Use synonyms
million
, maintaining its top position. Use synonyms
Spain
and the United Use synonyms
States
followed with 88.1 Use synonyms
million
and 82.3 Use synonyms
million
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respectively
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, respectively
Thailand
surpassed its pre-pandemic level at 42.5 Use synonyms
million
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while
Vietnam increased to 19.8 Linking Words
million
, showing steady growth.
In summary, Use synonyms
although
tourism declined sharply in 2020, all Linking Words
countries
demonstrated strong recovery by 2024, with Use synonyms
France
remaining the leading global destination.Use synonyms