September 2009 - The UNTWO Tourism Barometer has just released tourism statistics for 2008 and France wins again as the most visited country in the world.

Ranked by number of international tourist arrivals in 2008:

1. France- 79.3 million
2. United States - 58.0 million
3. Spain - 57.3 million
4. China - 53.0 million
5. Italy - 42.7 million
6. United Kingdom - 30.1 million
7. Ukraine - 25.4 million
8. Turkey - 25.0 million
9. Germany - 24.9 million
10. Mexico - 22.6 million

Source : UNTWO http://www.unwto.org/facts/eng/pdf/barometer/UNWTO_Barom09_update_sept_en.pdf