![]() ![]() “Looking at the index we can see that the top Asia-Pacific destinations have been helped by tourists from neighboring countries – particularly China. Home to half of the world’s top ten most visited cities, Asia Pacific’s success as a global travel hub has been supported by strong regional travel, with both Singapore and Seoul tracking significant growth. Paris (15.45 million visitors), Dubai (14.87 million visitors) and Singapore (13.11 million visitors) rounded out the top five visited cities. International overnight visitors to the Top 10 destination cities were up in 2016Īccording to the Index, Bangkok had 19.41 million visitors, while London came in second with 19.06 million visitors. Places like Thailand are great for cost-effective travel, but also desirable for those wanting a luxury getaway,” adds Chisnall. Five cities in the top 10 are in the Asia Pacific, showing just how many world class options are in this area for travelers. ![]() “The amount of international visitor spend in the Asia Pacific indicates how much the popularity of this region is growing. Following Asia Pacific was Europe ($74.74 billion USD), and North America ($55.02 billion USD). Lots of Kiwis are making the most of the close proximity of Southeast Asia to enjoy fantastic cuisine, scenery and warmer weather,” says Peter Chisnall, Mastercard Country Manager for New Zealand and Pacific Islands.Īsia Pacific had the highest amount of international overnight visitor spending among its top 10 cities bringing in $91.16 billion USD in travel expenditure in 2016. For New Zealanders it is a close, cost-effective and exciting destination. ![]() “It is easy to see why Bangkok has topped the Global Destinations Cities Index as a great place to travel. The Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index 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 in 2016, and gives visitor and passenger growth forecasts for 2017.Īsia Pacific destinations made up five of the top 10 in the annual survey which ranks the world’s 132 top destination cities – with Bangkok in Thailand taking out first place. ![]()
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