Hong Kong. Hong Kong has become the most visited city in the world, surpassing Bangkok in recent times. Hong Kong welcomed 26.6 million visitors! With over 5 million more visitors annually than its closest rival, Hong Kong is expected to host at least 31 million tourists in the near future.
With over 2.9 million visitors as of 2019, Las Vegas is the sixth-most visited city in the U.S., after New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Orlando, and San Francisco.
Every year, the country's famous cities, national parks, and entertainment options attract millions of visitors from around the globe. Thanks to this influx of visitors and a boost in U.S. travel spending, the travel and tourism industry contributed nearly 900 billion U.S. dollars to the country's GDP in 2021.
International arrivals to the United States grew to 22.1 million in 2021, up from 19.2 million in 2020. Spending by international visitors also grew, reaching $81.0 billion, or 34 percent of 2019's total.
1. Alaska. We had to do a double-take when we saw Alaska was the least-visited state in the country. With its wild-and-rugged mountain ranges, deep forests, rich wildlife and blue glaciers, we ignorantly assumed Alaska would be much higher on the list.
London gets 30 million visitors annually while New York gets more than double with 65.2 million! People-wise, New York is bigger. London is geographically larger.
The Sunshine State grew its market share of in-bound international travellers by 21% and overtook New York in popularity during 2022 for the first time since 2011. During the first nine months of 2022, a total of 104.5 million tourists visited Florida.
In terms of actual visitor numbers, the following list represents the nations that receive relatively few tourists, with Nauru claiming the title of the least visited country in the world. List of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.