The 20 Cheapest Countries To Visit in 2017
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and Tourism and Competitiveness Report was recently published. It shows the most expensive and cheapest places to travel in the world. The report covers the role travel and tourism plays in economies, an analysis of the industry’s sustained growth, work being done to preserve and protect local communities and the environment, and more. One of the most interesting sections of the report was the information on the top countries in the world for price competitiveness.
Here are the 20 cheapest places to travel to right now, according to the WEF Report.
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1. Iran
Zoroastrian Towers of SilenceYazd, Iran#Zoroastrian #dakhma or Tower of Silence on the outskirts of #Yazd in #Iran. Believing a dead body was unclean and would pollute the soil, the Zoroastrians placed bodies at the top of this tower and exposed to the sun and vultures instead of being buried in the ground.
2. Egypt
3. Malaysia
Perdana Botanical GardensKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPetrona Towers, impressive skyscraper.
4. Algeria
Photo: Dmitry Pichugin
5. Indonesia
6. Bhutan
7. Yemen
Photo: Csilla Zelko
8. Kazakhstan
Photo: Roman Barelko
9. Tunisia
Photo: Berenger Zyla
10. India
11. Russia
12. Qatar
Photo: Jurics Caba
13. Botswana
Photo: The Law of Adventures/Shutterstock
14. Laos
15. Mongolia
Photo: Coolbiere
16. Guatemala
AntiguaAntigua Guatemala, GuatemalaStreet vendors on their way to set up at the Market
17. Saudi Arabia
Photo: Kareem Alahdad