International tourism top spenders

The World Tourism Organization reports the following 10 countries as the top ten biggest spenders on international tourism for the year 2007. For the fifth year in a row, German tourists continue as the top spenders.[1] A study by Dresdner Bank study[9] forecasts that for 2008 Germans and Europeans in general will continue to be the top spenders because of the strength of the Euro against the US dollar, with strong demand for the US in favor of other destinations.[10] Rank Country UNWTORegionalMarket InternationalTourismExpenditures(2007)[1] InternationalTourismExpenditures(2006)[8] 1 Germany Europe $82.9 billion $73.9 billion 2 United States North America $76.2 billion $72.1 billion 3 United Kingdom Europe $72.3 billion $63.1 billion 4 France Europe $36.7 billion $31.2 billion 5 China Asia $29.8 billion $24.3 billion 6 Italy Europe $27.3 billion $23.1 billion 7 Japan Asia $26.5 billion $26.9 billion 8 Canada North America $24.8 billion $20.5 billion 9 Russia Europa $22.3 billion $18.2 billion 10 South Korea Asia $20.9 billion $18.9 billion