Euromonitor International is pleased to release its latest Top City Destinations Ranking, covering 100 of the world's leading and most dynamic cities in terms of international tourist arrivals. The global economic crisis that started at the end of 2008 and worsened in 2009 caused an unprecedented drop in international arrivals worldwide, leaving no region unscathed. Total arrivals to the top 100 cities fell by 3.5% as a result.
| ‘000 arrivals | Rank | 2009 Arrivals | % growth 2008/2009 |
| London | 1 | 14,059.0 | -4.7 |
| Bangkok | 2 | 9,985.8 | -2.2 |
| Singapore | 3 | 9,682.7 | -4.3 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 4 | 9,400.0 | 5.2 |
| Antalya | 5 | 8,867.7 | 3.5 |
| New York City | 6 | 8,479.0 | -10.7 |
| Dubai | 7 | 7,783.0 | 2.6 |
| Paris | 8 | 7,749.9 | -6.9 |
| Istanbul | 9 | 7,543.3 | 7.0 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 7,010.6 | -3.8 |
| Mecca | 11 | 6,985.0 | 6.1 |
| Rome | 12 | 5,543.0 | -1.5 |
| Miami | 13 | 5,241.3 | -9.4 |
| Las Vegas | 14 | 4,784.3 | -14.9 |
| Los Angeles | 15 | 4,510.4 | -8.0 |
| Barcelona | 16 | 4,464.7 | -5.3 |
| Cairo | 17 | 4,432.2 | -11.0 |
| Shanghai | 18 | 4,328.3 | -2.0 |
| Pattaya | 19 | 4,259.4 | -3.3 |
| Dublin | 20 | 4,220.3 | -7.0 |
| Bucharest | 21 | 4,098.8 | 24.1 |
| Macau | 22 | 4,035.4 | -6.2 |
| Amsterdam | 23 | 3,871.0 | -14.5 |
| Prague | 24 | 3,667.2 | -9.1 |
| Moscow | 25 | 3,618.0 | -12.0 |
| Kiev | 26 | 3,523.8 | -4.8 |
| Beijing | 27 | 3,435.1 | 2.3 |
| Vienna | 28 | 3,361.8 | -5.4 |
| Phuket | 29 | 3,359.8 | 0.5 |
| Madrid | 30 | 3,211.5 | -6.4 |
| Tokyo | 31 | 2,982.0 | -17.1 |
| Muğla | 32 | 2,945.5 | 2.4 |
| San Francisco | 33 | 2,938.5 | -8.8 |
| Orlando | 34 | 2,878.1 | -14.7 |
| Taipei | 35 | 2,808.5 | -5.1 |
| Berlin | 36 | 2,795.4 | 0.2 |
| Budapest | 37 | 2,712.6 | -5.4 |
| Rio De Janeiro | 38 | 2,698.1 | 0.3 |
| Edirne | 39 | 2,654.4 | 6.6 |
| Toronto | 40 | 2,634.8 | -11.5 |
| Stockholm | 41 | 2,580.0 | 2.7 |
| Mexico City | 42 | 2,479.7 | -13.0 |
| Seoul | 43 | 2,460.5 | 5.1 |
| Denpasar | 44 | 2,450.0 | 19.8 |
| Delhi | 45 | 2,374.4 | 1.5 |
| St Petersburg | 46 | 2,319.0 | -2.8 |
| Brussels | 47 | 2,270.9 | -5.9 |
| Warsaw | 48 | 2,220.0 | -16.7 |
| Jerusalem | 49 | 2,215.2 | -2.4 |
| Guangzhou | 50 | 2,164.7 | 0.9 |
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