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That's not true. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/us-trips-to-japan-surpass-paris-for-hot-summer-vacation-destinations/ar-AA1HswNr https://www.msn.com/en-u

• bryanlarsen 1y ago
  AFAICT, Germans & Brits outnumber Americans in Paris and Chinese outnumber Americans in Tokyo. So American numbers aren't particularly significant, IMO. But seanmcdirmid in a sibling comment is likely correct, and I'm possibly wrong.
  • zarzavat 1y ago
    Hmm. As a Brit I would not consider a trip to Paris to be "tourism". It's just a trip over the border. Yes they speak a different language there but it's a language that I was forced to study in school. No doubt Germans feel the same way. Going to Spain on the other hand would be tourism. I don't speak Spanish, it's not a neighbouring country, you arrive in an airport, etc. If an American or a Chinese person goes to Paris I feel they likely have different motivations and itinerary than a Brit, Belgian, etc who is taking the train possibly only for the day.