This European Country Will Be The Most Visited In The World by 2025. (Image: iStock)
France is all set to become the most visited country in the world by 2025. According to GlobalData, the country, which is home to the most famous and most visited attraction in the world, Eiffel Tower, will soon become the most visited nation. According to the data, France will attract 93.7 million international visitors by this time, surpassing Spain, which overtook France in 2021.
Hannah Free, Travel & Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, while speaking to media said, “Alongside Italy and Spain, France represents a significant segment of the growth in Western Europe. The country is not only popular with travelers from Europe itself—especially the UK, Germany and Belgium—but it is also popular with visitors from further afield, including China and the United States. In fact, France is one of the top Western European destinations for US travelers.”
The number of visitors to France is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1% from 2022 to 2025.
Hannah further noted that visitation to France and Spain will remain strong in the years to come, with festivals, culture and gastronomy being a big pull 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 France’s biggest advantages is its transportation. Travel between major cities in both France and Spain is relatively easy than other European countries. Both France and Spain have high-speed trains connecting most major cities.
Hannah further said that a key transportation project in Western Europe is the Ultra Rapid Train line, which is being planned by the European Commission to improve connectivity between Lisbon in Portugal and Helsinki in Finland. “The program involves the construction of an 8,000km doubletrack high-speed railway network between Lisbon and Helsinki with a loop around the Baltic Sea. The rail line will pass through, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, and Finland,” she added.
