These Countries' Citizens Travel the Most

Get Going travel insurance looked at the most traveled nations and has awarded China the "Champions of Travel."

With their massive population, Chinese nationals have been monumental to the travel industry spending over a quarter of a trillion dollars which is more than that of the U.S. and Germany combined.

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Coming in at second, the U.S. has increased its tourism spending to over $135 billion, which is pretty significant since only 42 percent of Americans own a passport.

Germany takes the cake for the most traveled citizens in Europe as they spent $90 billion last year. The country was followed by the U.K. which spent $71 billion in 2018.

But where do all of these travelers go? In terms of the U.S., about 35.1 million Americans visit Mexico each year, while only 14.3 million visit Canada. Only 5 million Americans leave North America for the U.K. and France.

The Brits are always on the prowl for sun it seems as they most often travel to Spain or France. While Canada didn’t make it in the top four, their citizens average 632 air miles per person and tend to travel to the U.K., Cuba and Germany.

Get Going also discovered that some countries are outnumbered by tourists. Andorra, for example, had 3 million arrivals last year which put its tourist to residents ratio at 1:39. Macao, similarly, had 17 million visitors last year, and with a population of only 630,000 people, it’s no wonder they came in second on the most tourist-heavy areas.

“Travel around the world seems easier than it ever has been, and more and more nations seem to be holidaying further afield than in years gone by. The research is a good way to look at where money is being spent and who is benefitting from it,” Get Going Spokesperson Josh Hancock said.