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According to this list, Turkey ranks 6th in tourist destinations worldwide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings#Most_visited_destinations_by_i

• asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
  I think the operative metric is how it would rank for US passport holders in a world where the us passport was entirely unrestricted. I.e. how much is the typical US passport holder losing out compared to their ideal preferences. I think the parent's point is accurate by that metric. I doubt that many Americans urgently desire to travel there compared to most other places. I would actually quibble more with Vietnam -- it seems like a fantastic tourist destination, similar in many respects to Thailand.
  • Cenk 6y ago
    gruez said the countries on the list are “not worth travelling to“ and “not exactly on the top of most tourists’ list”, but if Turkey is the 6th most popular tourist destination in the world that’s obviously not true
    • asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
      I agree that person's way of expressing their opinion was inelegant. But I'm trying to cut through to something true that they might have meant by what they said.
    • gruez 6y ago
      >gruez said the countries on the list are “not worth travelling to“ correction: "most of the countries", and "at least for most people". https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23977923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23977923