Tourism Destination

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Introduction:

Since 1991 tourism was the world’s largest industry according to WTO. In recent years travel and tourism industry has shown very steady increase. It’s very much obvious that different tourism destinations appeal to different types of tourists, tourists always look for a destination; that can satisfy their demand. Tourist destinations have to be identified and should have some positive image what will make sure a lifetime travel experience in tourist minds. Tourists search for a place where they can find as listed below:

* Examine the main tourism destination of the world

* Determine and provide information on the main tourism destinations of the world in terms of visitor numbers and income generation

Tourism Destinations has been blessed with some unique quality and identity; the world tourism destinations are located in the different geographical regions with different flavour of cultures. This variation of tourism destinations offers the tourists from all over the world to experience heritage, culture and natural beauty of human earth.

Often the main tourism destinations in the world have been selected on the basis of popularity; the popular tourist destinations of the world are also equipped with the best tastes and flavour of the place.

The top ten international destinations for tourist arrivals in 2009 were:

Rank | Country | International tourist arrivals |

1 | France | 74.2 million |

2 | United States | 54.9 million |

3 | Spain | 52.2 million |

4 | China | 50.9 million |

5 | Italy | 43.2 million |

6 | United Kingdom | 28.0 million |

7 | Turkey | 25.5 million |

8 | Germany | 24.2 million |

9 | Malaysia | 23.6 million |

10 | Mexico | 21.5 million |

The World Tourism Organization reports the following countries as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2009. It is noticeable that most of them are on the European continent, but the United States continues to be the top earner.

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