![]() ![]() New York came second in visitor spending at $17.37 billion. Not only will London have the most travelers, it’s estimated to see the most visitor spending, at $20.23 billion in 2015. London will welcome 18.82 million overnight visitors in 2015 whereas Bangkok will receive 18.24 million. The rivalry is set to continue as Bangkok’s visitor numbers continue to recover following civil unrest in 2014.MasterCard has just released its annual travel study, the Global Destination Cities Index, ranking 132 destination cities around the world in terms of total international overnight visitor arrivals and cross-border spending.Īccording to CNN, London came first in the study for the second year in a row.īangkok lost its first place ranking in 2013, largely due to political unrest.īut the report suggests that the Thai capital is showing signs of recovery and closing the gap with London. However London and Bangkok have topped the Index throughout its five year history. ![]() The MasterCard Index of Global Destination Cities ranks cities in terms of the number of their total international overnight visitor arrivals and the cross-border spending by these same visitors in the destination cities, and gives visitor and passenger growth forecasts for 2015. Incidentally Asian cities continue to dominate the annual MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index, making up half of the top ten. The city-state is ranked as the 7th most visited city in the world this year, down from 5th place in 2014. London came first in the study for the second year in a row.īangkok lost its first place ranking in 2013, largely due to political unrest and Singapore has slipped two spots in Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities Index. ![]() MasterCard has just released its annual travel study, the Global Destination Cities Index, ranking 132 destination cities around the world in terms of total international overnight visitor arrivals and cross-border spending. ![]()
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