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Alison Millington
2016-12-07T09:26:49Z
Whether you regret it or treasure it, remember it or have no idea how it happened, coming back from a holiday with a tattoo is hardly uncommon.
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However, the places where tourists are most likely to get tattoos are surprising.
Video shopping app YEAY has put together a Global Tattoo Index, which produced a Purchasing Popularity Index.
This looks at the cities where the percentage of tattoos purchased by tourists outweighs those bought by locals. The ranking was determined by gathering data from hundreds of tattoo parlours worldwide.
Scroll on to see the top cities for tourist tattoos below, ranked by according to the percentage of tattoos purchased by tourists at the average parlour.
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15. Honolulu, USA: 60% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Black Cat Tattoo Honolulu (@black_cat_tattoo_hawaii) on Apr 16, 2016 at 6:52pm PDT
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14. Cairo, Egypt: 60% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by NowhereLand Tattoo (@nowherelandtattoo) on May 28, 2015 at 5:22am PDT
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13. Sydney, Australia: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Dan Phillips (@danphillipsartist) on Oct 15, 2016 at 1:15pm PDT
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12. Bangkok, Thailand: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Nick (@nickmilli09) on Jan 13, 2016 at 9:10pm PST
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11. Grado, Italy: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by @royalwulfftattoo on Nov 8, 2016 at 1:57am PST
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10. Manila, Philippines: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Sushi Doll Tattoo (@sushi_doll_tattoo) on Mar 16, 2016 at 6:19pm PDT
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9. Reykjavik, Iceland: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Nina (@nina_the_fox) on Jun 6, 2015 at 1:38pm PDT
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8. Barcelona, Spain: 75% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Doc is machina (@docismachina) on Dec 2, 2016 at 12:40pm PST
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7. Las Vegas, USA: 75% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Rob Manning (@robster_24) on Nov 22, 2016 at 2:19pm PST
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6. Berlin, Germany: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists
#berlin #berlintattoo #amordemadretattoo #urbanspree #urbanspreegallery
A photo posted by Mati Slap (@matislap) on Dec 6, 2016 at 6:12am PST
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5. Tahiti, French Polynesia: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Florian Boucher (@boubouch37) on Apr 2, 2016 at 11:41pm PDT
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4. Apla, Samoa: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Leandro Brasil (@tatuadorleandrobrasil) on Dec 4, 2016 at 5:06am PST
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3. Miami Beach, USA: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by Alejandro Gallardo (@tattemup) on Feb 12, 2016 at 4:00pm PST
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2. Christchurch, New Zealand: 90% of tattoos purchased by tourists
A photo posted by shirmaine (@shirmaineanne) on Nov 22, 2016 at 6:53pm PST
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1. Denpasar, Indonesia: The city has the highest percentage of tattoos purchased by tourists, coming in at 99%.
A photo posted by nakama tattoo (@billylawrence) on Nov 30, 2016 at 7:37am PST
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