These are the world's most visited cities
Seoul, South Korea, will attract 12.44 million international visitors this year. Image: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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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.
Bangkok will be the most visited city in the world in 2017.
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