The 20 most visited cities in the world in 2015
MasterCard, the debit and credit card company, recently released its 2015 global destination cities index, which contains a ranking of cities expected to be the most popular in the world during 2015.
The ranking is dominated by nine Asian, eight European, two American and one Eurasian cities.
London is once again the most visited touristic destination in the world with 18.82 million international visitors expected for 2015, while Bangkok is in second place with 18.24 million expected visitors. The remaining 18 positions include eight Asian cities seven European and two American.
Here are the expected top 20 cities to be visited during 2015:
1. London, United Kingdom: 18.82 million international visitors
2. Bangkok, Thailand: 18.24 million international visitors
3. Paris, France: 16.06 million international visitors
4. Dubai, UAE: 14.26 million international visitors
5. Istanbul, Turkey: 12.56 million international visitors
6. New York, USA: 12.27 million international visitors
7. Singapore, Singapore: 11.88 million international visitors
8. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 11.12 million international visitors
9. Seoul, South Korea: 10.35 million international visitors
10. Hong Kong, China: 8.66 million international visitors
11. Tokyo, Japan: 8.08 million international visitors
12. Barcelona, Spain: 7.63 million international visitors
13. Amsterdam, Netherlands: 7.44 million international visitors
14. Rome, Italy: 7.41 million international visitors
15. Milan, Italy: 7.17 million international visitors
16. Taipei, Chinese Taipei: 6.55 million international visitors
17. Shanghai, China: 5.85 million international visitors
18. Vienna, Austria: 5.81 million international visitors
19. Prague, Czech Republic: 5.47 million international visitors
20. Los Angeles, USA: 5.20 million international visitors
