After the 2020 pandemic, tourism continues to recover All over the world. Especially with the end of the restrictions that prevented travel to and from China. In this way, some classic destinations have recovered their visitors.
But also, according to the number of arrivals, some cities have climbed positions in the classification produced by Euromonitor Internationala company that measures global consumer trends.
The company establishes differences between the most attractive urban destinations and those that receive them greater number of visitors.
In the first ranking, the European cities They maintain the leadership, while in the second there are some surprises. We see.
What is the most visited city in the world?
In its 2023 report, which evaluates a hundred cities around the world, Euromonitor International What “Paris remains the most attractive urban destination”. To reach this conclusion, the company compared 55 metrics based on various pillars, such as economic and business performance; tourism infrastructure and policies; health, safety and sustainability.
Istanbul’s markets are unmissable. In 2023, 20 million people visited the city.The host of the next Summer Olympic Games is followed on the podium by DUbai, Madrid, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Then there are Berlin, Rome, New York, Barcelona, London, Singapore, Munich, Milan, Seoul, Dublin, Osaka, Hong Kong, Vienna, Los Angeles and Lisbon.
The presence of 12 European cities in the top 20 is due, according to the study, to rapid urbanization and adoption of technologies. Meanwhile, the inclusion of Washington, Montreal, Santiago de Chile and Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in the top 100 has to do with an improvement in the use of its tourism resources.
The other list, that of increase in international arrivalsThis driven from Istanbul, the economic and cultural capital of Turkey, with 20 million, followed by London (18.8) and Dubai (16.8). The number of visitors in the three cities increased by more than 17% compared to 2022.
To the ancient history of Istanbul adds an atmosphere that combines eastern culture with western culture and impressive monuments such as the Blue Mosque, a UNESCO heritage site, the Hagia Sophia, a jewel of Byzantine art, and the Topkapi Palace, administrative seat of the Ottoman Empire between 1465 and 1853.
Even its characteristics markets and bazaars and the traditional one Turkish cuisine They make this city, the most populated in Turkey, a unique destination.
Monuments such as Hagia Sophia, a jewel of Byzantine art, attract tourists from all over the world.They complete this top 10 Antalya, another city in Türkiye; Paris, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New York, Cancun and Mecca. Register Hong Kong and Bangkok strong increase in visitors from abroadhigher than 2,000% in the first case and 200% in the second.
Euromonitor International An estimated 1.3 billion trips were taken last year, with global spending of $1.7 trillion. According to various projections, these the numbers would continue to increase in 2024.
Source: Clarin
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