Hong Kong tops as world’s most visited city, London second

Posted on 01 February 2016. Tags: city, Hong, Kong, London, Most, second, tops, Visited, world's

London has leap-frogged Bangkok and Singapore to be named the second most visited city in the world.

Nearly 17.4 million foreigners visited the UK capital in 2014, an increase of 3.6 per cent on the previous year, according to research by travel analysts Euromonito.

Hong Kong however, which hosted 27.7 million visitors in 2014, representing an increase of 8.2 per cent, retained top spot in the 100-strong list for the sixth consecutive year.

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