The 30 most visited cities around the world in 2017
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Your support makes all the difference.This week Mastercard released its 2017 Global Destination Cities Index, which provides a ranking of the 132 most visited cities around the world.
Measured by the number of international overnight visitors, the study, now in its ninth year, predicts which countries will be the most visited in 2017.
From Mumbai to Miami, here are the 30 cities set to see the most visitors this year:
30. Johannesburg, South Africa — 4.8 million international visitors.
29. Berlin, Germany — 5.1 million international visitors.
28. Toronto, Canada — 5.3 million international visitors.
27. Mumbai, India — 5.35 million international visitors.
26. Munich, Germany — 5.4 million international visitors.
25. Madrid, Spain — 5.5 million international visitors.
24. Dublin, Ireland — 5.59 million international visitors.
23. Chennai, India — 5.7 million international visitors.
22. Los Angeles, USA — 5.8 million international visitors.
21. Miami, USA — 6 million international visitors.
20. Prague, Czech Republic — 6.4 million international visitors.
19. Vienna, Austria — 6.63 million international visitors.
18. Shanghai, China — 6.65 million international visitors.
17. Rome, Italy — 7.3 million international visitors.
16. Taipei, Taiwan — 7.8 million international visitors.
15. Osaka, Japan — 7.9 million international visitors.
14. Milan, Italy — 8.4 million international visitors.
13. Amsterdam, Netherlands — 8.7 million international visitors.
12. Barcelona, Spain — 8.9 million international visitors.
11. Istanbul, Turkey — 9.24 million international visitors.
10. Hong Kong — 9.25 million international visitors.
9. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 12.1 million international visitors.
8. New York, USA — 12.4 million international visitors.
7. Seoul, South Korea — 12.44 million international visitors.
6. Tokyo, Japan — 12.5 million international visitors.
5. Singapore — 13.45 million international visitors.
4. Dubai, UAE — 16 million international visitors.
3. Paris, France — 16.1 million international visitors.
2. London, UK — 20 million international visitors.
1. Bangkok, Thailand — 20.2 million international visitors.
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