Antalya tourist city
Antalya tops the list of the most visited cities around the world
The 20 most visited cities around the world in 2018
MasterCard released its annual index of the most popular cities in the world by international arrivals to tourism, and the ranking included 162 cities around the world.
Bangkok retained the number one position last year and is unlikely to change.
The 20 best and most visited cities for the year 2018 according to MasterCard,
the company calculates every visitor from abroad who is not local and classifies them as an international visitor,
The cities were as follows:
Bangkok - Thailand: visited by approximately 22 million tourists
London - England: visited by approximately 20.42 million visitors
Paris - France: visited by approximately 17.95 million visitors
Dubai - Emirates: visited by nearly 16.66 million visitors
Singapore: nearly 14.47 million visitors
New York - United States: visited by approximately 13.67 million tourists
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia: 13.53 million tourists visited
Istanbul - Turkey: visited by approximately 12.8 million tourists
Tokyo - Japan: 12.12 million tourists
Antalya - Turkey: visited by more than 11.27 million tourists
Seoul - South Korea: 10.13 million tourists visited
Phuket - Thailand: 10.13 million tourists visited
Makkah Al-Mukarramah - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Visited by approximately 9.56 million
Pattaya - Thailand: visited by 9.56 million tourists
Palma de Mallorca - Spain: 9.30 million tourists
Milan - Italy: 9.19 million
Hong Kong: 9.11 million visitors
Barcelona - Spain: 9.06 million tourists
Osaka - Japan: 8.68 million visitors
Bali Island - Indonesia: 43.8 million tourists