Hong Kong Is the Most Visited City in the World

A new report in the Telegraph says that Hong Kong is the most-visited city in the world. A new Euromonitor analysis shows the city in the top spot after revealing its annual rankings. 

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“It beat Bangkok, which saw 18.8 million international tourist arrivals, into first place, while London came third, with 18.6 million visitors. Both cities saw large increases in arrivals from the previous year, with 10 and seven per cent growth, respectively,” writes Hugh Morris. 

Hong Kong is having some difficulty maintaining these numbers, notes the Euromonitor report. 

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“Euromonitor’s report said Hong Kong is facing increasing difficulty to “maintain its attractiveness, especially among younger Chinese travelers”, however, recent figures from the city’s tourist board show more Britons are visiting, up six percent from 2015 to 2016 to 45,000,” writes Morris. 

The top 10 cities are as follows: 

Hong Kong, China - 26.7m international tourist arrivals
Bangkok, Thailand - 18.7m
London, UK - 18.6m
Singapore - 16.9m
Paris, France - 15m
Macau - 14.3m
Dubai, UAE - 14.3m
Istanbul, Turkey - 12.4m
New York City, US - 12.3m
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 12.2m

For more analysis on international arrivals, read on here.