The World Economic Forum (WEF) has come out with its biennial tourism consulting report on best travel spots in terms of competitiveness. Spain has once again topped this ranking, while India has gained twelve spots to rise to 40^th rank. France and Germany are placed immediately below Spain. A new entrant in the top five is Japan. As an overall region, Asia-Pacific saw the highest growth. Azerbaijan has been among the top gainers at number 71, thirteen spots. On the other end of the scale, Yemen has finished bottom of the 136 nations assessed, closely followed by African nations Burundi and Chad. As per this report, there exist more than two hundred and ninety million travel jobs.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/spain-tops-the-travel-and-tourism-competitiveness-list-2017/articleshow/58248937.cms?from=mdr

Uplaoded Date: 17th May 2017