London It will be the main destination selected by a lot of tourists this year, according to research published a few days ago by Mastercard. According to this investigation, London will receive 20.1 million tourists who will arrive throughout the rest of the year. This figure narrowly exceeds 18,100,000 in Paris.
Bangkok It is expected to welcome the third highest number of visitors, followed by Singapore and Hong Kong. Eight of the major cities in the Asia-Pacific are among the top 20 global research destinations. On the contrary, MasterCard has explained that only one city of USA It will be one of the most visited in the world this year: New York. The city ranks 12th and will welcome some 7.6 million passengers.
The Big ApplePerhaps you can take comfort that visitors to it will spend more than $ 20 trillion, more than any other city except London, which will receive about $ 25.6 trillion from its visitors. MasterCard also investigated the growth of visitors in Spanish cities such as Barcelona which will increase its visits by 24.3% followed by Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul.
MasterCard has carried out these investigations and, we could say, predictions, by analyzing the schedules of the airlines and the United Nations figures for spending. Top 10 posts from the list are finally for:
1.- London (20.1 million)
2.- Paris (18.1)
3.- Bangkok (11.5)
4.- Singapore (11.4)
5.- Hong Kong (10.9)
6.- Madrid (10.1)
7.- Istanbul (9.4)
8.- Frankfurt (8.4)
9.- Dubai (7.9)
10.- Rome (7.9)
Mastercard 2017 Global Destinations Cities Index (April 2024)
- London
- 1,230
