Most popular destinations. The cities that attract the most international visitors have been announced. In 2018, Paris became the most popular tourist attraction in Europe. The French capital attracted 19.1 million foreign visitors. Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, attracted 22.78 million visitors and ranked first in the worldwide list. Bangkok was followed by Paris, London, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and New York.
According to the information published in Mastercard’s annual Global Cities Index, 200 international cities were ranked. In the ranking where the average spending of the overnight visitors is compared, Dubai ranked first. Dubai was followed by Mecca, Bangkok and Singapore. In Istanbul, which ranks 15th in the same list, the average daily expenditure of the visitors is 8,26, while the daily expenditure of the tourists in Antalya, which ranks 20, is 7,65 dollars.
Cities by number of visitors
Bangkok, Thailand
Paris, France
London, United Kingdom
Dubai, UAE
Singapore, Singapore
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
New York, USA
Istanbul Turkey
Tokyo, Japan
Antalya Turkey
Cities based on visitor spending
Dubai, UAE
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Bangkok, Thailand
Singapore, Singapore
London, United Kingdom
New York, USA
Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Phuket, Thailand
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