Europe Travel Statistics

The Eiffel Tower

Are you looking for the top Europe travel ideas to plan your next summer vacation? Well, you probably aren’t the only one! Did you know that Europe is the world’s biggest tourist market? Here are a few more interesting facts that illustrate just how massive and lucrative the European tourism industry (namely France) is:

* The number of international travelers in 2008 was up 52 million from 2006; Europe received some 19 million of those travelers (AsiaTravelTips.com)
* In 2007, Europe received approximately 480 million tourists.
* According to Wikipedia.org, France is the number one European destination, followed by Spain then Italy.
* The European country that spends the most on international tourism is Germany (Wikipedia.org).
* Tourists in Paris stay an average of 6.6. nights.
* Tourists visiting Europe spend the most on air travel, nearly 54%, followed by hotels (and other accommodations) in a distance second at 19%.
* According to Yahoo! Travel, the three most popular tourist attractions in Paris are Disneyland Paris, the Eiffel Tower, and the Louvre.