The European Countries that Rely Most on Tourism
With its famous capital city, sunny south coast, wine, history and much more, France is the world's most popular country for tourists.
In 2023, 100 million international tourists visited the country.
However, tourism as a percentage of France's gross domestic product (GDP) is about 10%, which is much lower than many of its European neighbors.
Tourism is important for France, but perhaps it doesn't rely on it as much as other countries do.
In Montenegro, for example, tourism is said to account for almost 30% of its GDP, although it only gets around 2 million visitors per year.
It's a very small country with a population of about 600,000, but it's full of interesting things to see and do. The seaside is popular, as well as the old walled towns of Budva and Kotor, and there are mountains and national parks to visit too.
The country has worked hard to welcome tourists in recent years after gaining independence from Serbia in 2006.
To the north, Croatia has quite similar attractions, and tourism accounts for about 20% of its GDP, the largest amount of any country in the European Union.
While tourism has brought jobs and money to these countries, experts say that it's not a good idea to rely too much on tourism.
Visitor numbers can be affected by all sorts of things, as the coronavirus pandemic showed, and this can have a big impact.
Greece is another country that welcomes lots of tourists and many of the country's islands rely on visitors, including domestic tourists.
Tourism accounts for about 18% of the country's GDP, but some people have had enough of the millions of visitors.
They may need tourism, but they don't always welcome it.
