DATA · TOURISM & TRAVEL
The world on the move.
Global tourism crossed $1.7 trillion in 2024 and is still climbing. Every minute, ~9,400 new hotel rooms are booked somewhere on Earth.
Spent on tourism today
$72,848,492
+12% vs 2024
Hotel bookings today
84,519
live · Booking + Agoda + Expedia
Flights in the air
13,192
127k flights today
Most-visited countries
International arrivals · 2024 · UNWTO
Top by arrivals
2024 · millions of visitors
01
🇫🇷France
100.0M02
🇪🇸Spain
83.7M03
🇺🇸United States
66.5M04
🇮🇹Italy
57.3M05
🇹🇷Turkey
56.7M06
🇲🇽Mexico
42.2M07
🇩🇪Germany
34.8M08
🇹🇭Thailand
28.1M09
🇬🇧UK
30.7M10
🇲🇦Moroccofeatured
17.4MFastest-growing
YoY change in international arrivals
01
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
+65%02
🇦🇱Albania
+56%03
🇲🇦Moroccofeatured
+41%04
🇸🇻El Salvador
+39%05
🇷🇸Serbia
+36%06
🇹🇿Tanzania
+31%07
🇶🇦Qatar
+28%08
🇯🇵Japan
+25%Busiest airports
Passenger traffic · 2024 · ACI World
Top 8 airports
annual passengers
01
🇺🇸Atlanta · ATL
104.7M pax02
🇦🇪Dubai · DXB
92.3M pax03
🇺🇸Dallas · DFW
83.6M pax04
🇯🇵Tokyo · HND
78.7M pax05
🇬🇧London · LHR
77.8M pax06
🇺🇸Denver · DEN
77.1M pax07
🇹🇷Istanbul · IST
75.0M pax08
🇺🇸Los Angeles · LAX
74.0M paxRIGHT NOW IN THE WORLD
Right now, 0.74% of all humans who have ever lived are alive at the same time.
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