Types of Destination

We take a look at where affluent Chinese holidaymakers are currently favouring, and reveal the 10 most popular travel destinations for 2016. #1 France Europe remains the rising star, and France reigns as the dream destination for rich Chinese to visit this year.

That's the fall in the number of foreign visitors to Paris since the start of 2016 according to stats from the Tourism Office in Paris. 5.8 percent Between January and July 10th, arrivals to France by air were down 5.8 percent, and down 11 percent to Paris.

20 selected destinations have just competed for the prestigious title of Best European Destination 2016. After a three weeks’ period of online voting, Zadar was elected Best European Destination 2016 and won this prestigious title.

Italy is the fifth most visited country in the world, with a total of 52.3 million international arrivals in 2016. The total contribution of travel & tourism to GDP (including wider effects from investment, the supply chain and induced income impacts) was EUR162.7bn in 2014 (10.1% of GDP) and generated 1,082,000 jobs directly in 2014 (4.8% of total employment).

20 selected destinations have just competed for the prestigious title of Best European Destination 2016. After a three weeks’ period of online voting, Zadar was elected Best European Destination 2016 and won this prestigious title.

Turkey’s capital city, Ankara, is a sprawling, modern city home to government buildings, commercial businesses, universities and foreign embassies. Located right in the center of the country and the Anatolia region, Ankara is an important transportation hub, linking travelers to other major destinations in Turkey.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's state the referendum result could lead to "a deterioration of the UK's economic performance, including its large financial services sector" as the United Kingdom loses its top AAA credit rating. England are knocked out of UEFA Euro 2016 after losing to Iceland in a disappointing last-16 defeat of 2–1.

This statistic shows the most popular types of vacation destination for United States travelers in 2015. During the survey, 24 percent of the respondents said they were planning to vacation at a national or state park in 2015.