Top 25 most visited cities in the world in 2017

The tourism industry is booming and before you choose your next destination, check out the Top 25 most visited cities in the world in 2016 and expected figures for 2017 (November projections):





1. Hong Kong: 26.55 million in 2016;
25.7 million expected in 2017 (-3.2% growth).

2. Bangkok: 21.25 million in 2016;
23.27 expected in 2017 (9.5% growth).

3. London: 19.19 million in 2016;
19.8 expected in 2017 (3.4% growth).

4. Singapore: 16.6 million in 2016;
17.6 million expected in 2017 (3.4% growth).

5. Macau: 15.39 million in 2016;
16.3 million expected in 2017 (5.9% growth).

6. Dubai: 14.9 million in 2016;
16 million expected in 2017 (7.7% growth).

7. Paris: 14.39 million in 2016;
14.26 million expected in 2017 (-0.9% growth).

8. New York City: 12.65 million in 2016;
13.1 million expected in 2017 (3.6% growth).

9. Shenzhen, China: 12.57 million in 2016;
12.96 million expected in 2017 (3.1% growth).

10. Kuala Lumpur: 12.29 million in 2016;
12.8 million expected in 2017 (4.5% growth).

11. Phuket, Thailand: 10.6 million in 2016;
12 million expected in 2017 (14% growth).

12. Rome: 9.4 million in 2016;
9.6 million expected in 2017 (1.8% growth).

13. Tokyo: 9.27 million in 2016;
9.7 million expected in 2017 (4.8% growth).

14. Taipei: 9.2 million in 2016;
9.3 million expected in 2017 (1% growth).

15. Istanbul: 9.17 million in 2016;
8.6 million expected in 2016 (-5.8% growth).

16. Seoul: 9 million in 2016;
7.66 million expected in 2017 (-14.9% growth).

17. Guangzhou, China: 8.6 million in 2016;
9 million expected in 2017 (5.3% growth).

18. Prague: 8.18 million in 2016;
8.5 million expected in 2017 (4.5% growth).

19. Mecca, Saudi Arabia: 7.96 million in 2016;
8.7 million expected in 2017 (9.8% growth).

20. Miami, Florida: 7.8 million in 2016;
8 million in 2017 (3.1% growth).

21. Delhi, India: 7.4 million in 2016;
10.26 million expected in 2017 (37.7% growth).

22. Mumbai, India: 7.19 million in 2016;
8.9 million expected in 2017 (23.5% growth).

23. Barcelona, Spain: 7.04 million in 2016;
7.6 million expected in 2017 (8.3% growth).

24. Pattaya, Thailand: 7.02 million in 2016;
7.3 million expected in 2017 (4.2% growth).

25. Shanghai: 6.9 million in 2016;
7.2 million expected in 2017 (4.3% growth).

Source: CNN & Euromonitor International's

Top 100 most visited cities in the world

Find out below if your city is one of the most visited in the world in 2012.

My hometown Lisbon, is ranked 72nd with more than 2 million tourists.

Rank	City	Country	Arrivals (millions)
1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong / China	23,770.2
2	Singapore	Singapore	21,345.7
3	Bangkok	Thailand	15,822.6
4	London	UK	15,461.0
5	Macau	Macau	13,360.8
6	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	13,339.5
7	Shenzhen	China	12,100.4
8	New York City	USA	11,618.0
9	Antalya	Turkey	10,296.6
10	Paris	France	9,780.8
11	Istanbul	Turkey	8,820.1
12	Rome	Italy	8,670.7
13	Dubai	UAE	8,023.0
14	Guangzhou	China	7,879.6
15	Phuket	Thailand	7,217.0
16	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	6,852.9
17	Pattaya	Thailand	6,564.3
18	Taipei	Taiwan	6,561.2
19	Prague	Czech Republic	6,547.7
20	Shanghai	China	6,539.7
21	Las Vegas	USA	6,298.0
22	Miami	USA	5,987.0
23	Barcelona	Spain	5,459.1
24	Moscow	Russia	5,036.2
25	Beijing	China	5,035.4
26	Los Angeles	USA	5,017.0
27	Budapest	Hungary	4,821.6
28	Vienna	Austria	4,328.7
29	Amsterdam	Netherlands	4,289.2
30	Sofia	Bulgaria	4,126.3
31	Madrid	Spain	4,111.3
32	Orlando	USA	4,067.0
33	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	3,923.1
34	Lima	Peru	3,792.5
35	Berlin	Germany	3,789.2
36	Tokyo	Japan	3,754.2
37	Warsaw	Poland	3,660.3
38	Chennai	India	3,535.2
39	Cairo	Egypt	3,500.0
40	Nairobi	Kenya	3,438.4
41	Hangzhou	China	3,381.7
42	Milan	Italy	3,323.7
43	San Francisco	USA	3,210.0
44	Buenos Aires	Argentina	3,166.5
45	Venice	Italy	3,164.9
46	Mexico City	Mexico	3,127.3
47	Dublin	Ireland	3,098.6
48	Seoul	South Korea	2,999.9
49	Muğla	Turkey	2,981.4
50	Mumbai	India	2,977.0
51	Denpasar	Indonesia	2,956.0
52	Delhi	India	2,884.0
53	Toronto	Canada	2,819.0
54	Zhuhai	China	2,736.5
55	St. Petersburg	Russia	2,714.6
56	Burgas	Bulgaria	2,690.0
57	Sydney	Australia	2,678.0
58	Djerba	Tunisia	2,638.4
59	Munich	Germany	2,622.8
60	Johannesburg	South Africa	2,620.2
61	Cancún	Mexico	2,612.5
62	Edirne	Turkey	2,536.3
63	Suzhou	China	2,530.1
64	Bucharest	Romania	2,437.0
65	Punta Cana	Dominican Republic	2,398.5
66	Agra	India	2,353.7
67	Jaipur	India	2,344.4
68	Brussels	Belgium	2,294.1
69	Nice	France	2,242.9
70	Chiang Mai	Thailand	2,218.7
71	Sharm el Sheikh	Egypt	2,200.0
72	Lisbon	Portugal	2,191.8
73	East Province	Saudi Arabia	2,156.2
74	Marrakech	Morocco	2,101.0
75	Jakarta	Indonesia	2,098.1
76	Manama	Bahrain	2,035.5
77	Hanoi	Vietnam	2,007.9
78	Honolulu	USA	2,004.0
79	Manila	Philippines	2,000.4
80	Guilin	China	1,970.6
81	Auckland	New Zealand	1,965.4
82	Siem Reap	Cambodia	1,932.1
83	Sousse	Tunisia	1,929.9
84	Amman	Jordan	1,917.3
85	Vancouver	Canada	1,912.9
86	Abu Dhabi	UAE	1,876.0
87	Kiev	Ukraine	1,874.0
88	Doha	Qatar	1,867.7
89	Florence	Italy	1,834.0
90	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	1,796.7
91	Melbourne	Australia	1,780.0
92	Washington DC	USA	1,741.0
93	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	1,738.9
94	Christchurch	New Zealand	1,732.5
95	Frankfurt	Germany	1,731.2
96	Baku	Azerbaijan	1,709.1
97	São Paulo	Brazil	1,690.0
98	Harare	Zimbabwe	1,686.5
99	Kolkata	India	1,637.4
100	Nanjing	China	1,634.7

Source: Euromonitor International’s Top City Destinations Ranking