The World's Most Polite Tourists: A Ranking by Country

Tour operators rated travelers from different countries based on their manners, generosity, and sense of adventure. Learn more about the nationality rankings

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Tour operators observe the behavior of travelers from different countries on a daily basis and form their own impressions of tourists’ habits. Their observations formed the basis of a survey that compared people of different nationalities in terms of politeness, generosity with tips, a penchant for adventure, and other characteristics. Euronews reports on this.

We’ll tell you more about which countries topped the rankings for each criterion and which ones ended up at the bottom of the list in this article.

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How was the study on travel habits conducted?

The survey was conducted by safaribookings.com, an online platform for African safaris. Researchers reached out to 192 tour operators, asking them to evaluate travelers based on five key criteria.

Participants answered the following questions:

• Which nationality is the most polite?
• Who leaves the biggest tips while traveling?
• Travelers from which country spend the most money?
• Who is the most active and adventurous when traveling?
• Which nationality is the most enthusiastic about food?

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The World’s Most Polite Tourists

Tourists from Japan took first place in the politeness ranking—they were chosen by 21.1% of tour operators.

Next are travelers from Norway (10.6%) and Switzerland (10.4%), while the top 5 is rounded out by visitors from Canada and the U.S..

Italian tourists came in last: only 1.3% of respondents named them the world’s most polite nation. At the same time, European visitors also received positive feedback. A representative of Imara Tours Zanzibar noted that many European travelers are interested in the behavior of wild animals and ask detailed questions about nature and its conservation, and their curiosity makes safaris exciting.

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Who leaves the most generous tips while traveling?

Americans topped the generosity rankings—they accounted for 29.5% of all mentions by tour operators, significantly exceeding the figures for other nationalities. This result is largely explained by the widespread tipping culture in the U.S.

Germans (13.1%), Canadians (10%), and Swiss (8.6%) also made it into the top ranks of generous tippers.

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Tourists Who Spend the Most Money

In terms of spending while traveling, Americans once again took first place—with 24% of tour operators’ votes. Travelers from Germany and Canada shared second and third place, each receiving 12.8%.

The Most Adventurous Travelers Among Tourists

In the category of the most active and adventurous tourists, Europeans took the top three spots. Germans topped the ranking with 21.1%, followed by the French (17.8%) and the Dutch (11%).

At the opposite end of the spectrum were the British and Indians—each with 4.5% of mentions—as well as the Spanish with 4.3%. These figures suggest that travelers from these countries are somewhat more likely to opt for a quiet vacation within the confines of a hotel.

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Foodies Among Travelers: Who Travels for the Food?

The top five tourists most enthusiastic about local cuisine were predominantly from Asian countries. India took first place, Japan second, and China fourth.

France took third place with a score of 12.4%. The Netherlands came in fifth with 7.7%, just 0.1% ahead of Italy, which ranked sixth.

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