A scene in Shanghai’s Old City. Could the Chinese megalopolis become another Barcelona - that is, a city under the tourism radar that suddenly changes trajectory to become one of the world’s favourite places to visit? Photo: Corbis A scene in Shanghai’s Old City. Could the Chinese megalopolis become another Barcelona - that is, a city under the tourism radar that suddenly changes trajectory to become one of the world’s favourite places to visit? Photo: Corbis
A scene in Shanghai’s Old City. Could the Chinese megalopolis become another Barcelona - that is, a city under the tourism radar that suddenly changes trajectory to become one of the world’s favourite places to visit? Photo: Corbis
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The 'new Barcelona': Shanghai, Korea tipped to be top holiday draws by 2035

Which are the under-the-radar destinations about to follow the trajectory of Barcelona into the tourism stratosphere? Travel writers offer up Lisbon, Tbilisi and other eastern European cities, Shanghai, and South Korea

Tessa Chan
Tessa Chan

Updated: 1:30pm, 8 Dec, 2015

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A scene in Shanghai’s Old City. Could the Chinese megalopolis become another Barcelona - that is, a city under the tourism radar that suddenly changes trajectory to become one of the world’s favourite places to visit? Photo: Corbis A scene in Shanghai’s Old City. Could the Chinese megalopolis become another Barcelona - that is, a city under the tourism radar that suddenly changes trajectory to become one of the world’s favourite places to visit? Photo: Corbis
A scene in Shanghai’s Old City. Could the Chinese megalopolis become another Barcelona - that is, a city under the tourism radar that suddenly changes trajectory to become one of the world’s favourite places to visit? Photo: Corbis
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