World’s most visited cities revealed as Paris overtakes London in popularity for the first time
THE World's most visited cities have been revealed and Bangkok has taken the top spot for the fourth consecutive year.
And for the first time, Paris has overtaken London in visitor numbers.
The list of most popular cities was compiled by Mastercard as part of its annual , which is now in its tenth edition.
The 2019 index is based on visitor numbers from 2018, and included a total of 200 cities.
According to the index, Bangkok received 22.78million visitors last year, followed by Paris with 19.1million and London with 19.09million.
They're followed by Dubai at number four, Singapore at number five, Kuala Lumpur at number six and New York at number seven.
A number of major incidents that took place in London in 2017 may have impacted the popularity of the UK capital for tourists in 2018.
Among them was the high profile terror attack on Westminster Bridge.
It was followed by another terrifying attack, this time at London Bridge, months later.
However, Paris may have seen an extra boost to visitor numbers last year thanks to easier visa procedures for Chinese tourists.
Sun Online Travel previously revealed that TripAdvisor's best tour in the UK is a £25 pub crawl of London.
There's a new hotel opening in the city that will feature free on-demand porn.
And there could be a direct flight from London to Sydney in the future.