( CNN ) -- Hong Kong and Singapore attract the most international travelers , according to the latest Euromonitor Top 100 City Destinations Ranking . The London-based marketing research firm , which released its 2012 report this week , spent more than a year analyzing data from official sources . Asia Pacific cities dominate the list with six of the top 10 and 32 of the top 100 spots . Twenty cities are from Western Europe . Hong Kong 's popularity comes largely thanks to its northern neighbors . Chinese visitors make up 63.5 % of the city 's inbound visitors , up 11.1 % in 2012 compared with 2011 . According to Euromonitor , international arrivals to Hong Kong would be static without this group . China 's October 2013 ban on shopping tours may result in a decrease in Chinese visitors to Hong Kong and Seoul ( another prominent retail city ) , the report stated . Euromonitor predicts that by 2017 , China will be the leader in international departures followed by Germany and Russia . Currently , Germany , the United States , UK , China and Russia are the top five countries for international departures , according to Euromonitor . Meanwhile , Chinese cities are struggling to attract visitors . Shanghai , Beijing and Zhuhai ranked low in 2012 because of a slowing economy , strong yuan and pollution , said Euromonitor 's report . Disputes over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands have further discouraged tourists from Japan , once a top source of tourism to China . Top city destinations by arrivals and growth . 1 . Hong Kong -- 23,770,200 ( 6.5 % ) 2 . Singapore -- 21,345,700 ( 7.7 % ) 3 . Bangkok -- 15,822,600 ( 14.6 % ) 4 . London -- 15,461,000 ( 2.3 % ) 5 . Macau -- 13,360,800 ( 3.4 % ) 6 . Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia -- 13,339,500 ( 6.7 % ) 7 . Shenzhen , China -- 12,100,400 ( 9.6 % ) 8 . New York City -- 11,618,000 ( 8.9 % ) 9 . Antalya , Turkey -- 10,296 , 600 ( -1.6 % ) 10 . Paris -- 9,780,800 ( 3.3 % )
CNN cities hold 10 of the top six spots and 10 of the top 100 . China top ranking is largely due to large tourist numbers from mainland China . Euromonitor predicts China will be the largest source of international departures by 2017 .