Foreign tourists visited the Hoi An ancient town. (Photo: VNA)
The list includes emerging destinations such as Mongolia, along with names becoming more familiar among travellers like Iceland.
According to statistics of the report, destinations worldwide received 369 million international tourists (overnight visitors) in the first four months of 2017, up 21 million over a year earlier.
Specifically, some countries with political instability like Egypt and Tunisia were still favoured by many tourists.
The following are the 10 countries with the highest growth rates of international arrivals in 2017, based on growth rates and international arrivals throughout 2016.
1. Palestinian territories: up 57.8%. (400,000 visitors in 2016)
2. Egypt: up 51%. (5.26 million visitors in 2016)
3. Northern Mariana Islands: up 37.3%. (531,000 visitors in 2016)
4. Iceland: up 34.9%. (1.79 million visitors in 2016)
5. Tunisia: up 32.5%. (5.7 million visitors in 2016)
6. Vietnam: up 31.2%. (10 million visitors in 2016)
7. Uruguay: up 30.2%. (3 million visitors in 2016)
8. Nicaragua: up 28.4%. (1.5 million visitors in 2016)
9. Mongolia: up 28.3%. (404,000 visitors in 2016)
10. Israel: up 25.1%. (2.9 million visitors in 2016)./.