Shanghai and Paris top the list as fastest-growing destinations for international travelers from Asia, according to a new report from Agoda.
The booking platform’s ‘New Horizons’ ranking, compiled annually, compares its booking ranks from year-to-year to measure growth. It measures change rather than total visits.
Shanghai jumped to the top partly on China’s recent changes allowing more visitors to enter the country without visas, making the city more accessible.
Paris is the outlier in the group—it’s the only non-Asian city to make the list, partly on its long-term attraction, and partly through a year of Olympic events.
The rest of the top five are Jeju in South Korea, Nha Trang in Vietnam and Fukuoka, Japan.
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