5 MOST VISITED PLACES IN 2018

Don’t you just love vacations? A large number of people in the world enjoy travelling and countries are stepping up their games to be able to attract more visitors to see what they have. Let’s look at five countries that recorded very high visits in 2018 and some of their main attractions.

●Dubai

With a whooping figure of 15.79 million visitors in 2018, Dubai claimed a large number of the world’s visiting population. This information is probably not surprising, as the country’s tourism sector was worth 29.6bn dollars a year. With so many attractions there, who would not want to visit such beauty? Famous for holding the world’s tallest building known as the Burg Khalifa, the world’s biggest shopping mall which has mammoth aquariums and indoor ski slopes, the Dubai Frame and don’t forget the largest indoor theme park, over 600 hotels including the world’s tallest hotel the Burg Al-Arab, the butterfly garden and plenty more. I mean, why not Dubai!

●Paris

I bet you already knew the city of fashion and food was going to be in the list. Who would not want to see the Eiffel tower? With over 18,000 sturdy irons and 2.5 million rivets, the tower remains the most visited tourist center in Paris. The louvre museum with over 30,000 artworks, the Arc de Triomphe, the Seine river cruises, Sainte-chapelle, Legendary café and oh, remarkable cuisine collaborated to rake in 17.44 million visitors in 2018.

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●Bangkok

You have never seen anything like the Grand Palace of Bangkok. Though built in 1872, it’s grandeur spells royalty. How about the Wat Suthat, one of the oldest and most beautiful temples in Bangkok, the 27 meter high Giant Swing siuated in front of the Wat Suthat,the Chatuchak Market, Terminal 21, Lumpini Park, the National museum and other eye catching sites. The number of visitors in Bangkok last year was 20.05 million people.

●London

The beautiful streets of London raked in 19.83 million visitors just last year. Famous for it’s luxurious shopping centers and hotels, London is a must visit. There’s the great Museum of London, the National Gallery with paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Vincent Gogh and the likes of those remarkable artistes, there is of course the Royal Botanical Garden famous for its glass-like dome shape. Buckingham Palace and the famous Big Ben which is the Elizabeth Tower which has the giant bell inside the tower said to be 150 years old!

●Singapore

If ever you are in search of the real definition of a zoo, get a ticket and find your way to Singapore. If you get disappointed, ask for a refund of your money from me. The Singapore flyer, Raffles hotels, Sentosa Island, Chinatown, Parks and Museums of all kinds attracted 13.91 million people to Singapore in 2018.

  There! Whenever you are in doubt as to where to go on that much needed vacation, you know where to start.

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