And the world’s most visited city is…?
The list of the world’s most visited cities, according to the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index, has been released. And no surprises who’s at the number one position.
Bangkok.
The Big Mango beat London, Paris, Dubai and Singapore to the top position and doubled the amount of visitors heading to places like Hong Kong, Istanbul and Barcelona. Tokyo, New York and KL were also in the top ten list.
Measured by the number of international overnight visitors, the study predicts which countries will be the most visited in 2017. The Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index is in its ninth year.
How did your favourite cities fare in the list?
30. Johannesburg, South Africa — 4.8 million international visitors.
29. Berlin, Germany — 5.1 million international visitors.
28. Toronto, Canada — 5.3 million international visitors.
27. Mumbai, India — 5.35 million international visitors.
26. Munich, Germany — 5.4 million international visitors.
25. Madrid, Spain — 5.5 million international visitors.
24. Dublin, Ireland — 5.59 million international visitors.
23. Chennai, India — 5.7 million international visitors.
22. Los Angeles, USA — 5.8 million international visitors.
21. Miami, USA — 6 million international visitors.
20. Prague, Czech Republic — 6.4 million international visitors.
19. Vienna, Austria — 6.63 million international visitors.
18. Shanghai, China — 6.65 million international visitors.
17. Rome, Italy — 7.3 million international visitors.
16. Taipei, Taiwan — 7.8 million international visitors.
15. Osaka, Japan — 7.9 million international visitors.
14. Milan, Italy — 8.4 million international visitors.
13. Amsterdam, Netherlands — 8.7 million international visitors.
12. Barcelona, Spain — 8.9 million international visitors.
11. Istanbul, Turkey — 9.24 million international visitors.
10. Hong Kong — 9.25 million international visitors.
9. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 12.1 million international visitors.
8. New York, USA — 12.4 million international visitors.
7. Seoul, South Korea — 12.44 million international visitors.
6. Tokyo, Japan — 12.5 million international visitors.
5. Singapore — 13.45 million international visitors.
4. Dubai, UAE — 16 million international visitors.
3. Paris, France — 16.1 million international visitors.
2. London, UK — 20 million international visitors.
1. Bangkok, Thailand — 20.2 million international visitors.
SOURCE: World Economic Forum
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