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