International travel grew by 7 percent in 2017, reports the UN World Tourism Organization, but most of those tourists would rather go to Europe than the Americas.
that in 2017, Spain overtook the US as the second most-visited tourist destination. France once again nabbed the top spot.
Overall, Europe saw an 8 percent increase in incoming tourists, followed by Asia and the Pacific (6 percent), the Middle East (5 percent) and the Americas (3 percent), .
And although Western Europe was rocked by terror attacks in the past year, the continent’s popularity was due to “extraordinary” growth in southern and Mediterranean destinations, which experienced a 13-percent growth.
The US seems to be falling out of favor with tourists. North America lagged behind with only a 2-percent growth.