The international tourist arrivals reached a record high of 1,323 million last year, 84 million more than the previous year, with a 6.8 percent year-on-year increase, the highest since 2010, according to a report released by the UNWTO at the end of August.
Chinese tourists, spending $257.7 billion on international tourism last year, almost one-fifth of the world's total tourism spending of $1.3 trillion last year, have continued to lead global outbound travel, the report said.
Let's take a look at the world's top 10 spenders on global travel.
No.10 Italy
Spending: $27.7 billion
Italian tourists visit Dali Bai autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Yunnan province, August 26, 2018. (Photo/VCG)
No.9 Republic of Korea
Spending: $30.6 billion
A Korean tourist takes a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Jan 4, 2016. (Photo/IC)
No.8 Russia
Spending: $31.1 billion
Russian tourists play on a beach in Sanya, Hainan province, April 28, 2014. (Photo/VCG)
No.7 Canada
Spending: $31.8 billion
A man wears a Canadian flag-themed hat while talking on mobile phone during Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, July 1, 2016. (Photo/VCG)
No.6 Australia
Spending: $34.2 billion
Tourists from Australia have an ice cream at a shop in Tokyo, Feb 7, 2018. (Photo/VCG)
No.5 France
Spending: $41.4 billion
French tourists take photos on Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, Aug 21, 2017. (Photo/VCG)
No.4 United Kingdom
Spending: $71.4 billion
Tourists from United Kingdom visit France's northern port city of Calais on June 24, 2017. (Photo/VCG)
No.3 Germany
Spending: $89.1 billion
German tourists are welcomed at the international airport of Egypt's Red Sea town of Sharm el-Sheikh upon their arrival at the holiday resort on Oct 31, 2015. (Photo/VCG)
No.2 United States
Spending: $135 billion
Tourists from the US listen to the guide at Xijin Ferry Historical Street Block, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, April 4, 2018. (Photo/VCG)
No.1 China
Spending: $257.7 billion
Chinese tourists ride camels at the Sahara Desert in Hurghada, Egypt, July 6, 2018. (Photo/IC)