Most visited: World’s top cities for tourism

CNN — Bright lights, big cities. UK-based market research company Euromonitor International has just released its Top 100 City Destinations 2018 report, an annual ranking of the world’s most popular cities by international tourism arrivals. “Japan and India stand out for their strong growth in inbound city arrivals growth,” says Euromonitor International, highlighting that “cities such as Osaka and Chiba have shown average annual growth of 43% and 35%, respectively, between 2012 and 2017.” Beyond Asia Another non-mover, London hangs in there in third place, with just under 21 million international tourists expected. After a slump between 2013 and 2015, Jerusalem arrivals are expected to grow by 38% in 2018, thanks, says Euromonitor International, to “relative stability and a strong marketing push.” US has ‘turbulent year’ The US, concludes Euromonitor International, “has had a turbulent year.” New York City, with 13.5 million visitors expected, is the only city in the whole of the Americas to make the top 20. While this rise is fairly modest compared to other regions, Euromonitor International says that this year “most US cities showed steady growth.” Top 20 cities based on 2017 arrivals and 2018 estimates 1.