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The “most powerful” tourist city in the world is unveiled. People love Paris because it has great food, art, and fashion.
But a new index from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) says that Paris is the most powerful city for tourism in the world.
The WTTC, a non-profit group in the UK that works in the travel industry, looked at tourism data from 2022 to find out where people spent the most money.
But museum tickets and hotel rooms weren’t the only things that went into the overall list of the most powerful tourist cities. The other factor was how much local and national governments and businesses invest in these cities as tourist destinations.
Paris, which is at the top of the list, is getting ready to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Even though less than 5% of the venues will be brand new, the city is investing a lot of money into infrastructure, security, and other things that will help them get ready to host the world.
By that measure, the total amount tourists spent in Paris was $35.6 billion.
Each country on the WTTC list had three cities. One was the United States, which was shown by Orlando, New York City, and Las Vegas.
Each city makes a lot of money from tourism, but they all attract different kinds of visitors. Families like to go to Orlando’s theme parks; Las Vegas is known around the world for its gambling and nightlife; and New York is popular with foodies and art lovers, among others.
The most money was made by Orlando, which brought in $31 billion for 2022. There are a lot of Mickey Mouse ears in that pile.
Other places in China are starting to move up the index. People specifically advised keeping an eye on the beach town of Sanya on sunny Hainan Island in southern China, as well as the city of Macao.
China has invested heavily in tourism and is marketing to people from other countries now that its border has reopened.Macao is the only place in China where gambling is legal, and most tourists can visit without a visa, which is not the case on the mainland.
The WTTC says that China will be at the top of its rankings by 2032. “Large cities like London, Paris, and New York will remain global powerhouses, but over the next few years, Beijing, Shanghai, and Macao will move up the list of top city destinations,” WTTC President and CEO Julia Simpson said in a statement.
There are, of course, more than two countries on the WTTC list. To round out the rankings, Tokyo, Mexico City, and London came in seventh, eighth, and ninth, respectively.
It was interesting in some ways to see who didn’t make the list.
The Middle East, which has become very popular in the last ten years, was missing in two surprising ways. Even though Dubai, which is known for its luxury, and Doha, which will host the 2022 World Cup, made the most money from tourism, they didn’t do as well in the other categories and didn’t make the top 10.
The same thing happened to Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Singapore. They did well in terms of how much money tourists spent, but they didn’t make the overall “most powerful” list.
The best cities in the world for tourism in 2022
1. Paris, France
2. Beijing, China
3. Orlando, Florida
4. Shanghai, China
5. Las Vegas, Nevada
6. New York, New York
7. Tokyo, Japan
8. Mexico City, Mexico
9. London, UK
10. Guangzhou, China
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