Tourism in Denmark
Tourism in Denmark constitutes a growth industry. Tourism is a
major economic contributor at approx. DKK 82 billion in revenue and
120,000 full-time-equivalent-jobs annually, for the tourism experience
industry alone in 2014.
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Inbound tourists to Denmark mainly comprise people from neighboring countries, especially
Germany, followed by
Sweden,
Norway, and the
Netherlands. The
UNWTO's
World Tourism rankings
show that Denmark had 8.7 million visitor arrivals in 2010. The total
annual number of overnight stays in Denmark has been somewhat declining
in 2011.
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Denmark has long stretches of sandy beaches, attracting many tourists
in the summer, with Germany accounting for most foreign visitors.
Swedish and Norwegian tourists often come to visit the relatively lively
city of
Copenhagen, while many young Scandinavians come for Denmark's comparably cheap and readily accessible beer, wines and spirits.
Denmark has a relatively large outbound tourism, with
Spain as primary destination, accounting for 14% of all overnight stays abroad of four days or more in 2013.
Turkey ranks as the primary destination outside of Europe at 7%.
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