A man pulls a cart as he walks along sculptures of Roses of Sharon covering the fences of Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul.
11. Seoul
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 8 million
Visitor spend: $ 10.6 million
Rome's ancient Colosseum is lit up to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center.
12. Rome
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 7.8 million
Visitor spend: $ 8.3 million
Vehicles drive past the New York Times headquarters in New York.
13. New York
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 7.6 million
Visitor spend: $ 19.4 million
An aerial view, released April 14, 2010 shows Nanpu Bridge, built from funds provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in Shanghai.
14. Shanghai
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 7.5 million
Visitor spend: $ 8.3 million
General view of Antoni Tapies Foundation building in central Barcelona.
15. Barcelona
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 7.3 million
Visitor spend: $ 8.9 million
Collage of Milan City
16. Milan
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 7.1 million
Visitor spend: $ 7.5 million
A woman and her children board a tram painted pink in Amsterdam to celebrate the arrival of the Giro d'Italia in Amsterdam
17. Amsterdam
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 6.9 million
Visitor spend: Figures not available in the survey
Vienna's United Nations headquarters is pictured during a visit of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to mark the 30th anniversary of the Vienna International Centre in Vienna
18. Vienna
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 6.7 million
Visitor spend: $ 7.9 million
Tourists gather around a giant red lantern on display at Beijing's Tiananmen Square
19. Beijing
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 6.2 million
Visitor spend: $ 6.5 million
A general view of the Taipei skyline shows the Taipei 101 building shortly before the city participated in Earth Hour.
20. Taipei
Likely number of visitors in 2012: 5.4 million
Visitor spend: $ 10.5 million
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