Overall, Southern and Mediterranean European countries reported the highest number of travelers from the U.S. in 2021. However, arrivals from the United States dropped from roughly 13 million in 2019 to around three million in 2021.
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Americans are flocking to Europe. The allure of international travel has travelers swapping out shorter trips within the U.S. or to some nearby destinations in favor of longer journeys.
Popular European destinations like the U.K. (which recorded 3 million American visitors in 2023 through July), France (1.5 million) and Germany (1.6 million) maintained their dominance over the American tourist market, with a total of 11.7 million Americans traveling to Europe, attracting 29.1% of total U.S. citizens ...
Among the top European countries visited by Americans are Italy, France, and Germany. At this time, U.S. citizens can travel to the Schengen Area for short-term stays without having to apply for a visa. In 2024, the EU plans to introduce ETIAS, the European Travel Information and Authorization System.
Most US citizens prefer to travel to neighboring countries. The most popular destination for American travelers is Mexico, with 39.3 million tourists a year.
US: a total of 6.2 million tourists from the States visited Paris. UK: comes second in this list with a total of 2.7 million visits. Germany: is the third country with the most visits, a total of 2.1M. China: a total of 1.8M of Chines tourists visit Paris.
The average population density of the entire European Union, including a lot of Eastern European countries most Americans couldn't find on a map, is about the same as that of France, 116.2/km2; 3.5 times as high as the US average.
Download this chart. Europe was the most popular overseas destination visited in 2022, accounting for 79% (56.1 million) of the total visits abroad. However, this is a 23% decrease from 72.5 million in 2019. Visits to North America also fell when compared with 2019, from 5.6 million to 4.0 million visits.
According to the latest report by GlobalData, 'Tourism Destination Market Insight: Western Europe (2022)', France held the title of most visited country in the world prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, welcoming 88.1 million visitors in 2019. However, it was overtaken by Spain in 2021.