In 2015, Dubai was the city with the highest number of tourists staying at least one night per capita. That same year, international overnight visitor spending in Dubai reached 28.5 billion US dollars. The city, which is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, was also one of the most expensive holiday destinations in the world in 2018. In 2016, 14.87 million people visited Dubai from abroad.
Europe and Asia: top destinations
According to the source, most of the 20 tourist cities with the highest number of visitor arrivals per capita were Asian or European cities. After Dubai, Amsterdam and Prague were the second and third cities with the greatest number of tourists spending at least one night per capita. With respectively, 2.7 and 2.5 visitors per capita, the two European cities were followed by another one: London. Singapore, ranked fifth with 2.1 visitors per capita, was the first Asian city in the list. Thus, New-York the first North American city of this ranking was 17th. It appears that Europe remains one of the most popular tourist destinations. Asia was also a very attractive destinations for international visitors with Hong-Kong being the leading city destination in 2017.
Focus on tourism in Europe
Since the nineties, the number of international tourist arrivals in Europe keeps increasing. France is the European country with the largest number of international visitors’ arrivals, while Spain and Italy are also two of the leading tourist destinations on the continent. Travel and tourism have an important contribution to GDP in Europe, reaching 781.6 billion US dollar and 2018 and expected to attain 991.4 billion in 2028.
Top 20 of tourist cities in the world in 2015, according to the number of visitor arrivals per inhabitant*
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
MasterCard. (June 3, 2015). Top 20 of tourist cities in the world in 2015, according to the number of visitor arrivals per inhabitant* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765930/ranking-destinations-world-ratio-arrivals-inhabitant-tourism/
MasterCard. "Top 20 of tourist cities in the world in 2015, according to the number of visitor arrivals per inhabitant*." Chart. June 3, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765930/ranking-destinations-world-ratio-arrivals-inhabitant-tourism/
MasterCard. (2015). Top 20 of tourist cities in the world in 2015, according to the number of visitor arrivals per inhabitant*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765930/ranking-destinations-world-ratio-arrivals-inhabitant-tourism/
MasterCard. "Top 20 of Tourist Cities in The World in 2015, According to The Number of Visitor Arrivals per Inhabitant*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765930/ranking-destinations-world-ratio-arrivals-inhabitant-tourism/
MasterCard, Top 20 of tourist cities in the world in 2015, according to the number of visitor arrivals per inhabitant* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765930/ranking-destinations-world-ratio-arrivals-inhabitant-tourism/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Top 20 of tourist cities in the world in 2015, according to the number of visitor arrivals per inhabitant* [Graph], MasterCard, June 3, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/765930/ranking-destinations-world-ratio-arrivals-inhabitant-tourism/