These will be the 15 most popular cities for tourists by 2025

By Tom Murray From Business Insider

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The world is getting smaller.

As flights between cities around the world become more frequent, and more air routes are forged between countries, international tourism continues to rise and rise.

According to TravelSupermarket, international travel is set to increase by 35% in the next 10 years alone.

Using data from Euromonitor, the price comparison site ranked the fastest growing-tourist destinations in the world by projected visitors in 2025.

Asia will be the biggest winner, according to the research, as 24 of the 25 highest performers are found on the eastern continent, and India had the highest number of destinations set to grow fastest by 2025.

Scroll down to see the 15 cities set to invite the most tourists by 2025, ranked in ascending order by number of projected visitors.

15. Jaipur, India: 9.55 million visitors.
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14. Chennai, India: 9.59 million visitors.
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13. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: 10.2 million visitors.
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12. Denpasar, Bali: 12.3 million visitors.
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11. Agra, India: 12.4 million visitors.
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10. Pattaya, Thailand: 12.67 million visitors.
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9. Seoul, South Korea: 13.23 million visitors.
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8. Mumbai, India: 15.9 million visitors.
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7. Delhi, India: 18.76 million visitors.
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6. Phuket, Thailand: 22.12 million visitors.
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5. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 26.78 million visitors.
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4. Macau: 27.9 million visitors.
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3. Singapore: 30.19 million visitors.
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2. Bangkok, Thailand: 39.88 million visitors.
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1. Hong Kong: 44 million visitors.
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