London, England’s beautiful capital city, is predicted to receive 18.82 million international visitors this year, making it the world’s most popular destination city in 2015, according to the just released . The annual travel study ranked 132 destination cities around the world in terms of total international overnight visitor arrivals and cross-border spending.

Renowned for its art, culture and history, London has long been one of the most popular cities in the world. In fact, according to The Telegraph, this will be the that the city has earned this title.

According to Traveller.com.au, London Mayor Boris Johnson said: ".”

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Bangkok, projected to see 18.24 million international overnight visitors, came in second place behind London. Both cities have competed for the top two spots over the last five years. , but lost its ranking largely due to political unrest, reports CNN, although the report suggests that the Thai capital is beginning to show signs of recovery.

In , with 16.06 million visitors, followed by Dubai (14.25 million) and Istanbul (12.56 million), respectively.

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A total of nine European cities and eight Asian cities took the top 20 spots on the list. The most popular US city on the MasterCard ranking was New York City, which came in sixth place. The city is projected to welcome 12.27 million visitors in 2015. The only other American city to make the list’s Top-20 cities was Los Angeles, California, which is .

For the complete list of the top 20 ranked cities, click through the slideshow above.

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