MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index

Based on air traffic, the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index reports the following cities as the top ten most popular destinations of tourism worldwide in 2014.

Rank	Country	UNWTO Region	International tourist arrivals
1	London	Europe	18.69 million
2	Bangkok	Asia	16.42 million
3	Paris	Europe	15.57 million
4	Singapore	Asia	12.47 million
5	Dubai	Asia	11.95 million
6	New York City	North America	11.81 million
7	Istanbul	Europe	11.60 million
8	Kuala Lumpur	Asia	10.81 million
9	Hong Kong	Asia	8.84 million
10	Seoul	Asia	8.63 million

MasterCard reports the following cities as the top ten biggest earners on tourism worldwide in 2014.

Rank	Country	UNWTO Region	International tourists spending
1	London	Europe	$19.3 billion
2	New York City	North America	$18.6 billion
3	Paris	Europe	$17.0 billion
4	Singapore	Asia	$14.3 billion
5	Bangkok	Asia	$13.0 billion
6	Seoul	Asia	$11.5 billion
7	Barcelona	Europe	$11.2 billion
8	Dubai	Asia	$10.9 billion
9	Taipei	Asia	$10.8 billion
10	Istanbul	Europe	$9.4 billion

Euromonitor Top City Destinations Ranking

Based on the international tourist arrivals, Euromonitor International released their rankings of the most visited cities in the world in January 2015:

Rank	Country	UNWTO Region	International tourist arrivals
1	Hong Kong	Asia	25.59 million
2	Singapore	Asia	22.46 million
3	Bangkok	Asia	17.47 million
4	London	Europe	16.78 million
5	Paris	Europe	15.20 million
6	Macau	Asia	14.27 million
7	New York City	North America	11.85 million
8	Shenzhen	Asia	11.70 million
9	Kuala Lumpur	Asia	11.18 million
10	Antalya	Asia	11.12 million