London World’s Most Popular Capital to Visit in 2019

As Autumn arrives, a capital city break is a sure-fire favourite for travellers, to grab a short sojourn in a new bustling locale

Travel search site Cheapflights.co.uk analysed search data from two of its sister travel brands*, to find in a list of the world’s 143 most-searched capital cities to visit, the U.K.’s very own capital London came out top.

Cheapflights also worked out the average hotel prices of these most-searched capital cities, of which London came 18th, costing approximately £162 a night in which to stay.

Next down the list of popularity came Paris, followed by Amsterdam.

Worlds Top 10 most-searched capital cities:

  1. London
  2. Paris
  3. Amsterdam
  4. Rome
  5. Berlin
  6. Madrid
  7. Prague
  8. Tokyo
  9. Copenhagen
  10. Bangkok

UK spokesperson at Cheapflights, Lasse Skole Hansen, states: “It isn’t hard to see why London was most-searched for travellers. Although by far not the cheapest city break, its landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the Tower of London, have drawn tourists for decades – currently the capital attracts around 30 million tourists annually.”

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