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1st: Hong Kong - 29.82m. AFP
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10th (based on estimated arrivals for 2018): Shenzhen, China - 12.43 million. Reuters
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9th: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 13.43m. Corbis
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8th: New York - 13.50m. AFP
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7th: Dubai - 16.65m. Bloomberg
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6th: Paris - 16.86m. Reuters
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5th: Singapore - 18.55m. Getty Images
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4th: Macau - 18.9m. AFP
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3rd: London - 20.7m. AFP
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2nd: Bangkok - 23.68m. AFP
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1st: Hong Kong - 29.82m. AFP
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10th (based on estimated arrivals for 2018): Shenzhen, China - 12.43 million. Reuters
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9th: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 13.43m. Corbis
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8th: New York - 13.50m. AFP
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7th: Dubai - 16.65m. Bloomberg
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6th: Paris - 16.86m. Reuters
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5th: Singapore - 18.55m. Getty Images
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4th: Macau - 18.9m. AFP
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3rd: London - 20.7m. AFP
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2nd: Bangkok - 23.68m. AFP
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1st: Hong Kong - 29.82m. AFP
Top 100 city destinations: Dubai among world's most visited
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