Table 2.2
International tourist arrivals in EU countries by geographical clusters (in Mio and in %), 2000-2007 International tourist arrivals (in millions and as a %)
*
Growth 00-07 (in millions) (and change in market share)
2000
2005
2006
2007
Northern Europe
38,8 (11.9%)
46,3 (13.3%)
51.5 (13.9%)
52.7 (13.8%)
+13.9 (+1.9%)
Western Europe
130.7* (40.1%)
134.2* (38.6%)
141.3 (38.2%)
146.0 (38.3%)
+15.3 (-1.8%)
Central/Eastern Europe
37.6 (11.5%)
44.3 (12.7%)
45.1 (12.2%)
44.5 (11.7%)
+6.9 (+0.2%)
Southern Europe
119.2 (36.5%)
123.0 (35.4%)
131.8 (35.6%)
137.8 (36.2%)
+18.6 (-0.3%)
EU-27
326.3*
347.8*
369.7
381.0
+54.7
: data for Luxembourg missing Source: adapted from UNWTO, World Tourism Barometer, Oct. 2007, June 2008, Jan. 2009
Together, Southern and Western Europe, stand for almost three fourth of the total number of arrivals in the EU-27 in 2007. Between 2000 and 2007 important shifts in the tourism landscape in Europe have to be noticed. While the market share of Western Europe has dropped by 1.8%, the market share, especially of Northern Europe, has grown from 11.9% in 2000 to 13.8% in 2007. Tourist arrivals for different countries France accounts for 81.9 million international tourist arrivals in 2007 and remains the prime tourist destination in Europe when it comes to international tourist arrivals. Spain and Italy appear as tourist destinations numbers two and three (see Table 2.3). The UK and Germany complete the top five of most important European tourist destinations, in terms of number of international tourist arrivals. In 2007, the above mentioned five countries accounted for 63% of total international arrivals in the EU-27. Table 2.3
International tourist arrivals in EU countries (in Mio), 2000-2007 Growth (in millions)
International tourist arrivals (in millions) Destination
2000
2005
2006
2007
2000-2007
1.
France
77.2
75.9
78.9
81.9
+4.7
2.
Spain
47.9
55.9
58.2
59.2
+11.3
3.
Italy
41.2
36.5
41.1
43.7
+2.5
4.
UK
23.2
28.0
30.7
30.7
+7.5
5.
Germany
19.0
21.3
23.5
24.4
+5.4
6.
Austria
18.0
20.0
20.3
20.8
+2.8
7.
Greece
13.1
14.8
16.0
17.5
+4.4
8.
Poland
17.4
15.2
15.7
15.0
-2.4
9.
Portugal
12.1
10.6
11.3
12.3
+0.2
10.
Netherlands
10.0
10.0
10.7
11.0
+1.0
Source: UNWTO, World Tourism Barometer, Oct. 2007, June 2008, Jan. 2009
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