<strong>World's most powerful tourism cities: </strong>The nonprofit World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has compiled its list of the most financially powerful tourism cities of 2022. Coming in 10th is Guangzhou, China (pictured). Click through to see the rest.
World's most powerful tourism cities: The nonprofit World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has compiled its list of the most financially powerful tourism cities of 2022. Coming in 10th is Guangzhou, China (pictured). Click through to see the rest.
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<strong>#9: London, UK:</strong> Post-Brexit, the UK capital held on to ninth place with an estimated $14.9 billion.
#9: London, UK: Post-Brexit, the UK capital held on to ninth place with an estimated $14.9 billion.
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<strong>#8: Mexico City, Mexico:</strong> The capital is a rising star, but it's not clear if the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2022%2F08%2F22%2Fbusiness%2Fmexico-city-work-from-home-us-expats%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Americans who relocated</a> to Mexico during the pandemic played a role.
#8: Mexico City, Mexico: The capital is a rising star, but it's not clear if the Americans who relocated to Mexico during the pandemic played a role.
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<strong>#7: Tokyo, Japan: </strong>Japan's slow post-pandemic reopening may have kept tourism dollars away for much of 2022.
#7: Tokyo, Japan: Japan's slow post-pandemic reopening may have kept tourism dollars away for much of 2022.
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<strong>#6: New York, NY:</strong> The Big Apple got big receipts in 2022, raking in an estimated $21 billion.
#6: New York, NY: The Big Apple got big receipts in 2022, raking in an estimated $21 billion.
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<strong>#5: Las Vegas, Nevada: </strong>The gambling and nightlife mecca was the only city in the top 10 to remain in the same ranking as last year.
#5: Las Vegas, Nevada: The gambling and nightlife mecca was the only city in the top 10 to remain in the same ranking as last year.
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<strong>#4: Shanghai, China: </strong>The second of three Chinese cities on the list, it's expected to keep rising over the next few years.
#4: Shanghai, China: The second of three Chinese cities on the list, it's expected to keep rising over the next few years.
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<strong>#3: Orlando, Florida:</strong> The theme park capital was the highest US city on this year's roundup.
#3: Orlando, Florida: The theme park capital was the highest US city on this year's roundup.
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<strong>#2: Beijing, China:</strong> Despite China remaining closed to nearly all foreign visitors in 2022, the capital still brought in a significant tourism revenue.
#2: Beijing, China: Despite China remaining closed to nearly all foreign visitors in 2022, the capital still brought in a significant tourism revenue.
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<strong>#1: Paris, France:</strong> Europe's huge summer 2022 holiday travel season helped the French capital to land at the top of the WTTC power list.
#1: Paris, France: Europe's huge summer 2022 holiday travel season helped the French capital to land at the top of the WTTC power list.
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