Singapore will be the fifth most visited city in 2017.
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This week Mastercard released its 2017 Global Destination Cities Index, which provides a ranking of the 132 most visited cities around the world.
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Measured by the number of international overnight visitors, the study, now in its ninth year, predicts which countries will be the most visited in 2017.
From Mumbai to Miami, here are the 30 cities set to see the most visitors this year:
30. Johannesburg, South Africa — 4.8 million international visitors.
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29. Berlin, Germany — 5.1 million international visitors.
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28. Toronto, Canada — 5.3 million international visitors.
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27. Mumbai, India — 5.35 million international visitors.
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26. Munich, Germany — 5.4 million international visitors.
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25. Madrid, Spain — 5.5 million international visitors.
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24. Dublin, Ireland — 5.59 million international visitors.
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23. Chennai, India — 5.7 million international visitors.
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22. Los Angeles, USA — 5.8 million international visitors.
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21. Miami, USA — 6 million international visitors.
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20. Prague, Czech Republic — 6.4 million international visitors.
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19. Vienna, Austria — 6.63 million international visitors.
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18. Shanghai, China — 6.65 million international visitors.
Chinese national flags are seen as tourists crowd along the Nanjing Pedestrian Road, a main shopping area, on a national holiday in Shanghai on October 4, 2014.
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17. Rome, Italy — 7.3 million international visitors.
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16. Taipei, Taiwan — 7.8 million international visitors.
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15. Osaka, Japan — 7.9 million international visitors.
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14. Milan, Italy — 8.4 million international visitors.
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13. Amsterdam, Netherlands — 8.7 million international visitors.
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12. Barcelona, Spain — 8.9 million international visitors.
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11. Istanbul, Turkey — 9.24 million international visitors.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul
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10. Hong Kong — 9.25 million international visitors.
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9. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 12.1 million international visitors.
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8. New York, USA — 12.4 million international visitors.
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7. Seoul, South Korea — 12.44 million international visitors.
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6. Tokyo, Japan — 12.5 million international visitors.
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5. Singapore — 13.45 million international visitors.
A street in Singapore.
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4. Dubai, UAE — 16 million international visitors.
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3. Paris, France — 16.1 million international visitors.
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2. London, UK — 20 million international visitors.
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1. Bangkok, Thailand — 20.2 million international visitors.
Bangkok will be the most visited city in the world in 2017.
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