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Number of international tourist arrivals in selected cities and destinations in Europe from 2019 to 2024 (in millions)

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Release date

August 2025

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2019 to 2024

Supplementary notes

¹ Figures for Paris include the Île-de-France region.

² 2020 data for London was not available.

³ Figures for Istanbul refer to tourist arrivals by international visitors but do not include inbound arrivals by Turkish citizens who reside abroad.

⁴ Figures refer to arrivals in all types of accommodation establishments in North Holland, the Dutch province in which Amsterdam is based.

⁵ Figures for Rome and Milan refer to the metropolitan city area; data for Venice refers to the municipality of Venice.

⁶ Figures for Athens only refer to international air arrivals.

⁷ Figures for Lisbon refer to arrivals in all types of accommodation establishments in the Greater Lisbon region.

Data on the number of inbound tourist arrivals have been collected from the following sources: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,��.

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The number of international tourist arrivals to the selected European destinations increased in 2024 over the previous year, in most cases surpassing pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, Paris and the Île-de-France region recorded the highest figure among the selected destinations, with **** million inbound tourist arrivals. London and Istanbul followed in the ranking that year, with roughly ** million and **** million arrivals, respectively.

What are the most visited countries by international tourists?

Both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, France was the country with the highest number of inbound tourist arrivals worldwide. Meanwhile, the United States consistently ranks as the country with the highest international tourism receipts worldwide.

How many tourists travel every year?

In 2024, the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide exceeded *** billion, catching up with pre-pandemic levels. Breaking down the number of inbound tourist arrivals worldwide by region shows that Europe is the global leading destination for inbound tourism, with over *** million international tourist arrivals in 2024.