{"id":188,"date":"2013-08-28T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-1199783855.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/28\/timeshare-travel-the-worlds-top-tourist-destination-is-france\/"},"modified":"2013-08-28T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T14:03:00","slug":"timeshare-travel-worlds-top-tourist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/28\/timeshare-travel-worlds-top-tourist\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeshare Travel: The World\u2019s Top Tourist Destination Is \u2026 France"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plan a timeshare vacation to France. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the world\u2019s number one tourist destination is France, with 83 million international tourist arrivals in 2012 \u2013 up almost 2% over the previous year.<\/p>\n

The complete top 10 are:
1. France \u2013 83 million international tourist arrivals
2. United States \u2013 67 million international tourist arrivals
3. China \u2013 57.7 million international tourist arrivals
4. Spain \u2013 57.7 million international tourist arrivals
5. Italy \u2013 46.4 million international tourist arrivals
6. Turkey \u2013 35.7 million international tourist arrivals
7. Germany \u2013 30.4 million international tourist arrivals
8. United Kingdom \u2013 29.3 million international tourist arrivals
9. Russian Federation \u2013 25.7 million international tourist arrivals
10. Malaysia \u2013 25 million international tourist arrivals<\/p>\n

The UNWTO report indicates that international tourist arrivals in Europe rose by 3% in 2012 on top of a strong 2011 (+6%). Accounting for 52% of all international arrivals worldwide, Europe reached 534 million tourist arrivals in 2012, 18 million more than in 2011.<\/p>\n

International tourism receipts increased by 2% in real terms totaling US$ 458 billion (euro 356 billion), representing 43% of the world total.<\/p>\n

The report also indicated that the Americas welcomed 163 million international tourists in 2012, up 7 million (+5%) on the previous year. The region maintained its share of worldwide arrivals at 16%, while its share of receipts was up by one percentage point to 20%.<\/p>\n

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But for now, France is Number One. From glittering Paris to rolling vineyards, from the French Riviera to the French Alps, France is a country that offers something for everyone.<\/p>\n

For the tried and true, but with that special French flair, of course, you do know there is a Paris Disneyland?<\/p>\n

Or get off the beaten path and enjoy the charming village of Conques (see center photo) where no cars are allowed, tour the east coast of Corsica, explore the island of Ouessant off the coast of Brittany (see bottom photo), ponder the cliffs of Normandy (see top photo).<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll be planning a timeshare vacation to France year after year to get it all seen and experienced. Many places you\u2019ll enjoy exploring are an easy train ride out of Paris.<\/p>\n

There are great French timeshare rentals<\/a> and timeshare exchanges available. <\/p>\n

Photo Credits: francetravelguide.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plan a timeshare vacation to France. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the world\u2019s number one tourist destination is France, with 83 million international tourist arrivals in 2012 \u2013 up almost 2% over the previous year. The complete top 10 are:1. France \u2013 83 million international tourist arrivals2. United States \u2013 67…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}