
Lake Lucerne: Switzerland was voted the 10th best country to visit by the World Economic Forum for 2019. Click through the gallery to see the top 10.

Toronto: Canada's lakes and coastline propelled it into ninth place.

Rome: Italy's cultural heritage pushed it to number eight on the WEF's list of the world's most travel-ready countries.

Uluru: Australia was judged the seventh best country to visit, thanks to its cultural heritage and outdoor sites.

London: The UK slid from fifth to sixth place this year, despite its cultural heritage including London landmarks like St Paul's Cathedral.

Los Angeles: The United States leapfrogged over the UK to be the fifth best country to visit, thanks to its popular tourist attractions such as Venice Beach.

Mount Fuji: Japan's superb infrastructure and safety levels saw it take fourth place in the WEF's rankings of tourist-friendly countries

Bavaria: Germany's fairytale castles (such as Neuschwanstein, pictured) and infrastructure rocketed it to third place in the WEF's rankings

Paris: It is the European country many tourists want to visit first, but France was pipped to the post by Spain, taking second place in the WEF's rankings of best countries for tourism

Barcelona: With more than 3,000 miles of coastline and 48 UNESCO World Heritage sites, Spain was ranked the best country in the world to visit by the World Economic Forum


