In 2014, London is heading the charts once again as the worlds most visited city in the world by a margin of more than 2 .2 million visitors, according to credit card provider MasterCard. That calculates as an 8 percent growth in visitors over last year. Last year, Bangkok overtook London as the most popular city. Bangkok’s 11% decline is thought to be due to their recent political situation.

The Top 10 Destinations of 2014

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1

London, UK

18.69 million visitors spending $19.3 billion US

Credit: George Rex

2

Bangkok, Thailand

16.42 million visitors spending $13.0 billion US

Credit: Mark Fischer

3

Paris, France

5.57 million visitors spending $17.0 billion US

Credit: Joe deSousa

4

Singapore

12.47 million visitors spending $14.3 billion US

Credit: Leonid Yaitskiy

5

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

11.95 million visitors spending $10.9 billion US

Credit: A Vahanvati

6

New York, US

11.81 million visitors spending $18.6 billion US

Credit: Aurelien Guichard

7

Istanbul, Turkey

11.60 million visitors spending $9.4 billion US

Credit: Robert S. Donovan

8

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

10.81 million visitors spending $8.1 billion US

Credit: Peter Gronemann

9

Hong Kong, China

8.84 million visitors spending $8.3 billion US

Credit: Jim Trodel

10

Seoul, South Korea

8.63 million visitors spending $11.5 billion US

Credit: Simon Helle Nielsen

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Title Image credits: Jim Trodel