Wanderlust Wonders: The Top 5 World's Premier Travel Destinations

Top Countries for Travel and Tourism Excursions

May 24, 2024 Radhika Bhardwaj Tooltip

The United States leads the Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 and is the largest contributor to T&T GDP both in the Americas region and globally

[{"selector":"#anim-d78c2dab-a682-477a-9f1a-8dc120ee9c2a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bf34673-d5bf-431e-a20f-4841162b5646","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.03226%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04554e92-03d0-4c2d-958c-66c8450833d4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55c25339-9e90-4f23-96d7-b727f0a917e3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110.23391%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2be81906-8eb2-498d-ad43-c7759006fbc4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Spain ranks second in the list economies for travel and tourism. It is the top performer in Southern Europe

[{"selector":"#anim-aa797a95-e480-4b4e-b3dc-3722e6922f8f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.37635%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d840aaf2-63ae-4f4a-9809-919fca0e54d1","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1d849b38-0f51-4401-bb48-b2749ba6f0e8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(112.42423%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04e54020-6261-4d6e-8e75-39a4bebb2524","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42bfc0ac-8b66-4a65-ad4c-36c5d942fa82 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

In the Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024, Japan is the top 3rd performer in the APAC region

[{"selector":"#anim-090dacd8-378b-4179-a847-618b4cd71b67","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.37635%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60451cb2-897a-4907-81cc-5ec0c3ac53a4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4bc2fe3-7937-4518-af3b-e74327dd74aa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, -0.00016368325550075724%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36f9a938-4001-4bac-94ac-40b9bc401592","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(111.71171%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-89ba1642-ebd4-4c37-a49f-354070bec99c","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

France ranks fourth in the Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 by the World Economic Forum

[{"selector":"#anim-9a199354-ded2-4433-808a-6c819e0349f9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.77988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63db3da1-f090-4128-bb63-24be2fcb644f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d6e8e26-e021-4ac9-8e52-0591de65e37f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-11.151960939555892%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-262386c3-755c-4647-8d10-0ea6d31aa095","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110.75950%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba4ad72a-9254-4ee4-ba66-2fa4b9545e5e","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Australia bags the 5th spot in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024

[{"selector":"#anim-f7522f93-00c7-46d7-9872-04650a3ccfd5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.10383%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cc5b7608-a91a-4e9c-ad8d-c89a0f711ed1","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29702e8c-d944-4c81-91f4-4e49a8bff6ab [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-855ec7a8-a67f-47e6-8389-2b3a133a9bd2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110.97560%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a2cc9e6-f67a-4212-8825-d8ede3aa3732","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Read More Explore India’s Winter Wonders: Top January Getaways Glow Like Never Before: Your Ultimate Guide to Korean Glass Skin New Year, New You: 10 Resolutions to Transform Your Life in 2025 Is Bird Flu the Next Pandemic? The Growing Risks for 2025