The most popular cities in the world for international travelers last year have been revealed via Mastercard’s latest Global Destination Cities Index. Bangkok took the top spot with over 20 million foreign overnight visitors while four other Asian cities have made into the Top 10. The Index which used 2017 data from 162 cities has also calculated the average spending per person in each of the top 10 most popular cities. Here they are:
Bangkok – 20.05 million visitors spent $173 per person a day
London – 19.83 million visitors spent $153 per person a day
Paris – 17.44 million visitors spent 301$ per person a day
Dubai – 15.79 million visitors spent $537 per person a day
Singapore – 13.91 million visitors spent $286 per person a day
New York City – 13.13 million visitors spent $147 per person a day
Kuala Lumpur – 12.58 million visitors spent $124 per person a day
Tokyo – 11.93 million visitors spent $154 per person a day
Istanbul – 10.70 million visitors spent $108 per person a day
Seoul – 9.54 million visitors spent $181 per person a day
