Paris, Jan 21, 2025 (AFP) - France holds off Spain as world's tourist favourite

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2025-01-21

Olympic host France retained its spot as the world's top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million visitors, holding off stiff competition from countries including Spain, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday. As world tourism returned to pre-pandemic levels with 1.4 billion people taking a trip abroad, according to the UN, both France and Spain announced record visitor numbers. "While France is still the world leader in this sector, we are fa......

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