In the last two years, it has hosted the Olympic Games, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the Tour de France – events that have left it firmly in the public eye.

And it seems that London’s position as a magnet for visitors is likely to continue, with the UK capital being ranked as the most popular destination in the world for tourists.

According to a new research, London is likely to pull in more visitors than any other city on the planet in 2014, eclipsing the likes of New York, Rome, Paris, Beijing and Dubai.

The Mastercard Global Cities Index report predicts that London will welcome a staggering 18.7million visitors in 2014, placing it at the top of the international tree.

This figure also suggests that London will out-perform Bangkok – which was ranked highest in the 2013 survey – by some 300,000 incoming tourists.
Paris comes second in the list, with Istanbul, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Milan, Rome and Vienna also featuring highly.

The Thai capital Bangkok drops from first place in 2013 to third in 2014, but still keeps its nose ahead of Singapore and Dubai in fourth and fifth respectively.

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