Have You Been to Any of the Most-Visited Cities in the World?

An article released by World Economic Forum reported the world’s top five destination cities based on the 10^th annual Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index. By tracking visitors and their spending habits, Mastercard determined that global travel and tourism numbers have steadily increased each year by 6.5% since 2009. The report also found that tourism expenditure (meaning the amount of money people spend while traveling) has enjoyed an average increase of 7.4% each year.

The top five destination cities according to the 10^th annual Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index are:

1. Bangkok
2. Paris
3. London
4. Dubai
5. Singapore

Are you surprised by Mastercard’s findings? Which city did you think would top the charts?