The United Kingdom was the most visited non-EU country by EU travelers in 2018, accounting for one fifth of all extra-EU tourism trips from EU member states that year. Ranked second were the United States at nine percent, followed by three European non-EU member states (Switzerland, Turkey and Norway).
Leading non-EU travel destinations based on tourism trips taken by residents of the European Union in 2018
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Leading non-EU travel destinations based on tourism trips taken by residents of the European Union in 2018 [Graph], Eurostat, June 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/894246/eu-leading-non-eu-tourism-destinations/