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6. Spain tops global tourism competitiveness list in 2014

According to the World's Economic Forum's travel and tourism report in May, Spain heads the list as the number one most tourist-friendly country in the world. The ranking looks at 14 indexes in 141 countries, places listing after Spain are France, Germany, America and Britain. Japan, being ranked at ninth, is the most tourism-competitive country in Asia, while China rises from 45th in 2012 to 17th this year.