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2006
rank
Country
Arrivals (millions)
Percent
change
2005/2004
Percent
change
2006/2005

2005
2006

1.
France
75.9
79.1
1.0%
4.2%

2.
Spain
55.9
58.5
6.6
4.5

3.
United States
49.2
51.1
6.8
3.8

4.
China
46.8
49.6
12.1
6.0

5.
Italy
36.5
41.1
-1.5
12.4

6.
United Kingdom
28.0
30.7
9.2
9.3

7.
Germany
21.5
23.6
6.8
9.6

8.
Mexico
21.9
21.4
6.3
-2.6

9.
Austria
20.0
20.3
3.0
1.5

10.
Russian Federation
19.9
20.2
0.2
1.3

(international tourist arrivals)
Source: World Tourism Organization (WTO)

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Name
Location

1.
Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach
Outer Banks, North Carolina

2.
Caladesi Island State Park
Dunedin, Fla.

3.
Coopers Beach
Southampton, New York

4.
Hanalei Bay
Kauai, Hawaii

5.
Coast Guard Beach
Cape Cod, Massachusetts

6.
Hamoa Beach
Maui, Hawaii

7.
Main Beach
East Hampton, New York

8.
Coronado Beach
San Diego, Calif.

9.
Lighthouse Point Park
Daytona Beach, Florida

10.
Siesta Beach
Sarasota, Florida

Source: Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman (aka Dr. Beach), author of America’s Best Beaches and professor of environmental studies at Florida [...]

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