Makkah among world’s top 100 cities to visit

Makkah, the holy city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been ranked among world’s top 100 city destinations for 2023, according to Euromonitor International report.

Euromonitor’s Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023 evaluates 55 metrics across six key pillars.

They are:

• Economic and business performance

• Tourism performance

• Tourism infrastructure

• Tourism policy and attractiveness

• Health and safety

• Sustainability

Makkah has been ranked 95th and Saudi Arabia’s capital city Riyadh ranked 90th on the list.

Paris remains the world’s leading city destination, followed by Dubai, Madrid, Tokyo, and Amsterdam.

Here is the list of top 100 cities in the world to visit

1. Paris, France
2. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
3. Madrid, Spain
4. Tokyo, Japan
5. Amsterdam, Netherlands
6. Berlin, Germany
7. Rome, Italy
8. New York City
9. Barcelona, Spain
10. London, United Kingdom
11. Singapore
12. Munich, Germany
13. Milan, Italy
14. Seoul, South Korea
15. Dublin, Ireland
16. Osaka, Japan
17. Hong Kong
18. Vienna, Austria
19. Los Angeles
20. Lisbon, Portugal
21. Prague, Czech Republic
22. Sydney, Australia
23. Istanbul, Turkey
24. Melbourne, Australia
25. Orlando, Florida
26. Frankfurt, Germany
27. Kyoto, Japan
28. Taipei, Taiwan
29. Florence, Italy
30. Toronto, Canada
31. Athens, Greece
32. Zurich, Switzerland
33. Bangkok, Thailand
34. Las Vegas
35. Miami
36. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
37. Venice, Italy
38. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
39. Stockholm, Sweden
40. Brussels, Belgium
41. Tel Aviv, Israel
42. San Francisco
43. Shanghai, China
44. Warsaw, Poland
45. Guangzhou, China
46. Copenhagen, Denmark
47. Nice, France
48. Washington, United States
49. Budapest, Hungary
50. Shenzhen, China
51. Vancouver, Canada
52. Palma de Mallorca, Spain
53. Seville, Spain
54. São Paulo, Brazil
55. Valencia, Spain
56. Mexico City, Mexico
57. Antalya, Turkey
58. Sapporo, Japan
59. Beijing, China
60. Busan, South Korea
61. Fukuoka, Japan
62. Edinburgh, United Kingdom
63. Porto, Portugal
64. Jerusalem, Israel
65. Kraków, Poland
66. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
67. Honolulu, Hawaii
68. Montreal, Canada
69. Macau
70. Cancún, Mexico
71. Marne-La-Vallée, France
72. Doha, Qatar
73. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
74. Rhodes, Greece
75. Verona, Italy
76. Bologna, Italy
77. Thessaloniki, Greece
78. Buenos Aires, Argentina
79. Lima, Peru
80. Phuket, Thailand
81. Delhi, India
82. Heraklion, Greece
83. Tallinn, Estonia
84. Pattaya-Chonburi, Thailand
85. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
86. Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
87. Johor Bahru, Malaysia
88. Santiago, Chile
89. Tbilisi, Georgia
90. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
91. Marrakech, Morocco
92. Vilnius, Lithuania
93. Mugla, Turkey
94. Zhuhai, China
95. Makkah, Saudi Arabia
96. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
97. Guilin, China
98. Hanoi, Vietnam
99. Cairo, Egypt
100. Muscat, Oman

International arrivals in 2023

According to Euromonitor, Makkah is ranked tenth in the top 10 cities in international arrivals 2023, with an expected 10.8 million trips, a 124 percent increase from the previous year.

Istanbul leads the list of international arrivals in 2023, experiencing a 26 percent growth year-on-year, followed by London at 17 percent and Dubai at 18 percent.

International travel is expected to reach 1.3 billion trips by 2023, generating 1.7 trillion dollars in global tourism spending.

Top 10 cities in international arrivals 2023