This European country will be the most visited in the world by 2025. (Image: iStock)
France France is set to become the most visited country in the world by 2025. According to GlobalData, the country, which is home to the world’s most famous and most visited attraction, the Eiffel Tower, is soon set to become the most visited nation. According to the data, France will attract 93.7 million international visitors by that time, surpassing Spain, which overtook France in 2021.
Hannah Free, Travel & Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, speaking to the media, said: “Along with Italy and Spain, France represents a significant segment of growth in Western Europe. The country is not only popular with travellers from Europe itself, especially from the UK, Germany and Belgium, but is also popular with visitors from further afield, including China and the US. In fact, France is one of the top Western European destinations for US travellers.”
The number of visitors to France is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1% between 2022 and 2025.
Hannah further noted that visitation numbers to France and Spain will remain high in the coming years, with festivals, culture and gastronomy being a big draw for tourists. “Both countries have a lot to offer visitors, with their own unique cultures, cuisines and atmospheres. Both countries are also relatively large, with a diverse and varied landscape, and each country has its own unique coastline.”
One of the biggest advantages of France is its transportation. Traveling between major cities in France and Spain is relatively easier than in other European countries. Both France and Spain have high-speed trains that connect most major cities.
Hannah added that a key transport project in Western Europe is the ultra-fast rail line, which is being planned by the European Commission to improve connectivity between Lisbon (Portugal) and Helsinki (Finland). “The programme involves the construction of an 8,000 km double-track high-speed rail network between Lisbon and Helsinki with a loop around the Baltic Sea. The railway line will pass through Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland,” she added.
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