The tables below show statistics about the top five countries for international tourism in 2012 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write 150 words.
(From IELTS Simon Video Course Writing Task 1 Lesson 5 Tables)
The table compares the five highest ranking countries in terms of numbers of visits and the money spent by tourists over the period of two years.
It is clear that France was the world’s most popular tourist destination in the years 2012 and 2013. However, the USA earned by far the most revenue from tourism over the same period.
In 2012, 83 million tourists visited France, and the USA was the second most visited country, with 66.7 million tourists. Spain and China each received just under 58 million visits, while Italy was ranked fifth with 46.4 million tourists. 2013 saw an rise of between 1 to 4 million tourist visits to each country, with the exception of China, which received 2 million fewer visitors than the previous year.
Spending by tourists visiting the USA increased from $126.2 billion in 2012 to $139.6 billion in 2013, and these figures were well over twice as high as those for other country. Spain received the second highest amounts of tourist revenue, rising from $56.3 billion to $60.4 billion, followed by France, China and Italy. Interestingly, despite falling number of tourists, Chinese revenue from tourism rose by $1.7 billion in 2013.
(197 words, band 9)
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