Together with Euromonitor, WTM released the ranking of the most visited cities in the world in 2017 without major changes between the main ones. Hong Kong, with a drop of 3.2%, is still the global leader, surpassing 25.6 million visitors, followed by Bangkok (23.2 million), London (19.8 million) and Singapore (17, 6 million). Of these, the capital of Thailand was the one with the highest growth, with a 9.5% increase in relation to the previous year.
The list of cities that received the most tourists during the year followed with Macau in the fifth place, followed by Dubai, Paris, New York, Shenzhen (China) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in the Top 10. In 11th, the Thai province of Phuket has achieved 14% growth this year.
The only representative of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro bitter the 93rd position in the ranking, totaling 2.2 million visitors in the year, 2.4% lower than in 2016 and that caused the city to lose five places compared to the last list.
“One of the main destinations in Latin America has experienced turmoil in recent years, with World Cup and Olympics helping to increase arrivals, but even greater growth was not possible because of problems involving politics and even Zika [virus] , highlighted the Euromonitor when analyzing the situation of the Country.
TENDENCIES
If Phuket appears as one of the trends among the top destinations, others also stand out along the Euromonitor ranking. Indonesia and India host the fastest-growing cities on the list, starting with Denpasa The largest city on the island of Bali saw a 52.9% rise in arrivals this year, rising from four million (2016) to 6.2 million and gaining 18 positions to finish 2017 as 32nd most visited. Still in Indonesia, Jakarta received 48.5% more tourists compared to the previous year, surpassing 3.5 million.
On the Indian side, Agra, the city where the Taj Mahal is located, gained 26.3% more visitors, rising to 6.7 million during the year, while Delhi reached the mark of 10.2 million tourists (+37.7 %) and took the place of Rome (Italy) as 12th in the ranking. Finally, Mumbai was up 23.5%, reaching 8.8 million travelers.
Check out the list of the 20 most visited destinations in the world (in millions of visitors) in 2017
1. Hong Kong (China) – 25.6
2. Bangkok (Thailand) – 23.2
3. London (United Kingdom) – 19.8
4. Singapore – 17.6
5. Macau – 16.2
6. Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – 16
7. Paris (France) – 14.2
8. New York (USA) – 13.1
9. Shenzhen (China) – 12.9
10. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) – 12.8
11. Phuket (Thailand) – 12
12. Delhi (India) – 10.2
13. Tokyo (Japan) – 9.7
14. Rome (Italy) – 9.5
15. Taipei (Taiwan) – 9.3
16. Guangzhou (China) – 9
17. Mumbai (India) – 8.8
18. Mecca (Saudi Arabia) – 8.7
19. Istanbul (Turkey) – 8.6
20. Prague (Czech Republic) – 8.5
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Source: Panrotas