World's 10 most popular cities for international tourists

Euromonitor International has released its Top City Destinations Ranking, which selects the top 100 cities in the world based in terms of international tourist arrivals in 2015

Jan 30, 2017, 13:57 IST2 min

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Rank 5: Paris (France) saw a 0.2 percent decline in the number of visitors, with 15.02 million international travelers arriving in the city in 2015.

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Rank 4: Singapore witnessed 16.87 million international visitors in 2015, according to the Euromonitor International.

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Rank 3: London, UK
London is the top-ranked city in Europe, with international arrivals rising around 7 percent in 2015. The city welcomed around 18.58 million international visitors

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Rank 2: Bangkok (Thailand) saw a spectacular rise of 10 percent, in the number of international travellers to the city: 18.74 million visitors in 2015.

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Rank 1: Hong Kong
"Hong Kong remained the top city destination by some margin, despite falling arrivals. The city faces increasing difficulties to maintain its attractiveness, especially among younger Chinese travelers,” Euromonitor International said in its report.

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Wondering how Indian cities fare, according to the report? Here’s a look.

With 5.94 million international visitors in 2015, Delhi was ranked at No 28 among 100 cities. The Indian capital witnessed a 26.4 percent rise in numbers of 2014.

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Mumbai (ranked 30) also saw a huge rise in the number of international visitors (26 percent) in 2015, with 5.76 million arrivals.

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With 42.4 million international visitors in 2015, Chennai is ranked at No 43 (10 percent rise in the number of visitors, over 2014).

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Ranked 42, Agra welcomed 4.19 million international visitors in 2015, a growth of 28.2 percent year-on-year.

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Jaipur (Ranked 52), welcomed 3.6 million international visitors in 2015, a growth of 21.3 percent year-on-year.