UK-based market research company Euromonitor International has just released its Top 100 City Destinations 2018 report, an annual ranking of the world's most popular cities by international tourism arrivals.

 

英国市场调研公司欧睿国际刚刚公布了它的“2018年百大旅游城市目的地”榜单，这是一个根据境外游客到达人数排列的世界最受欢迎城市年度榜单。

 

Once again, Hong Kong has come out on top. Close to 30 million tourists are expected to travel to the region before the year is out -- and more than 50% of them will be from the Chinese mainland.

 

Global air traffic has been rising steadily¹ for years and 2018 is no exception. Euromonitor International's research covers 600 cities and, they say, global inbound arrivals are expected to grow by 5% this year.

 

Asia continues to be the biggest player in the rankings, with 41 of the top 100 cities being on the continent.

 

Bangkok holds onto its place as No. 2 in the rankings, with close to 24 million visitors expected this year, while Singapore, Macao, Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen are all the top 10.

 

Another non-mover, London hangs in there in third place, with just under 21 million international tourists expected. Its European rivals -- Paris, with 16.9 million, and Rome, with 9.7 million -- must make do with sixth place and 15th place, respectively.

 

Megahub Dubai is in seventh place, with 16.7 million visitors, although Euromonitor International reports that the Middle East and Africa regions are the lowest performers overall, with cities such as Jerba and Sousse in Tunisia and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt dropping out of the ranking in recent years due to the impact of terrorist attacks.

 

Cairo, however, is bouncing back, and places No. 50 in this year's list, with 4.9 million international visitors expected.

 

1. Hong Kong, China

2. Bangkok, Thailand

3. London, England

4. Singapore

5. Macao, China

6. Paris, France

7. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

8. New York City, USA

9. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

10. Shenzhen, China

11. Phuket, Thailand

12. Istanbul, Turkey

13. Delhi, India

14. Tokyo, Japan

15. Rome, Italy

16. Antalya, Turkey

17. Taipei, China

18. Guangzhou, China

19. Mumbai, India

20. Prague, Czech Republic

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