Dubai has consistently advanced its position since the launch of the Index, ranking eighth in 2012, seventh in 2013, fifth last year and fourth this year.
London has retained its position as the top-ranked international travel destination for the fifth time in seven years, according to the annual MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index released today.
Driven by insights into travel patterns, the Global Destinations Cities Index provides a ranking of the 132 most visited cities around the world. More than just a travel tracker, the Index delivers deeper understanding of how people move around the world and speaks to the importance and prominence of the world’s cities as homes, destinations and engines of growth.
According to the study, London is projected to receive 18.82 million international visitors in 2015, just slightly ahead of second-ranked Bangkok. The two cities have topped the Index throughout its five-year history. Forecasted overnight visitors to the rest of the top 10 cities include:
- Bangkok – 18.24 million
- Paris – 16.06 million visitors
- Dubai – 14.26 million visitors
- Istanbul – 12.56 million visitors
- New York – 12.27 million visitors
- Singapore – 11.88 million visitors
- Kuala Lumpur – 11.12 million visitors
- Seoul – 10.35 million visitors
- Hong Kong – 8.66 million visitors
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