These Are The World’s Most Visited Cities
Each year, MasterCard’s Global Destinations Cities Index ranks 132 of the world’s most-visited destinations. Based on visitor volume and spend for the 2016 calendar year, the index provides an in-depth analysis of how people travel and spend around the world.
Bangkok has taken the number one spot for the second year running, with 19.41-million nightly visitors in 2016. Scroll down to see which other destinations made the top 10. [listicle]
Bangkok, Thailand
2016 international overnight visitors: 19.41 million
Image: Alex Block
London, UK
2016 international overnight visitors: 19.06 million visitors
Image: Hugo Sousa
Paris, France
2016 international overnight visitors: 15.45 million visitors
Image: Anthony Delanoix
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2016 international overnight visitors: 14.87 million visitors
Image: RKTKN
Singapore
2016 international overnight visitors: 13.11 million visitors
Image: Coleen Rivas
New York, USA
2016 international overnight visitors: 12.70 million visitors
Image: Erik Heddema
Seoul, South Korea
2016 international overnight visitors: 12.39 million visitors
Image: Janis Rozenfelds
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016 international overnight visitors: 11.28 million visitors
Image: Izuddin Helmi Adnan
Tokyo, Japan
2016 international overnight visitors: 11.15 million visitors
Image: Erik Eastman
Istanbul, Turkey
2016 international overnight visitors: 9.16 million visitors
Image: Daniel Burka
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