World's Most-Visited Cities

Bangkok and Istanbul routinely top 20M+ international visitors a year — outdrawing Paris and London.

The top 3

1. The global top 5: Bangkok, Istanbul, London, Hong Kong and Dubai trade the crown year to year.
2. Most-visited by region: Every continent has its magnet cities.
3. Visitors vs locals: tourism pressure: Some cities host far more tourists than they have residents.

Sources

• Euromonitor International
• Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index
• UN Tourism (UNWTO)

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