Top 10 Most Visited Cities Around The World Measured By Master Card

Based on the annual measurement of the Global Destination Cities Index released by Master Card, analysis regarding the rise and fall of travel to and within 200 cities around the world has shown result of the most visited cities in the world in 2018. The projection of the ranking list comes from the card issuer’s study on the spending data and visitors numbers.

With around 22 million international overnight visitors, Bangkok stays at top 1 position in the ranking list to be the most visited city around the world again and again. Since 2010, Bangkok, London and Paris have been ranked the top 3 cities.

List of Top 10 Global Destination Cities with the Most Visitors Around the World in 2018

1. Bangkok, Thailand

– 22.78 million international visitors

2. London, UK

– 19.09 million international visitors

3. Paris, France

– 19.1 million international visitors

4. Dubai, UAE

– 15.93 million international visitors

5. Singapore

– 14.67 million international visitors

6. Kuala Lumpur, Maylasia

– 13.79 million international visitors

7. New York City, USA

– 13.6 million international visitors

8. Istanbul, Turkey

– 13.4 million international visitors

9. Tokyo, Japan

– 12.93 million international visitors

10. Antalya, Turkey

– 12.41 million international visitors

In this past decade, there is the consistency of the growth of international travelers with an average spending of 7.4% growth per year. Interesting figures show that majority of the international visitors have picked the Asian-Pacific region in comparison with Europe for travel since 2009. These top 10 cities by visitors concentrate with destinations involving with business and leisure travel with major international gateways for international flight routes as well as the connecting travel points within their respective regions. And United States has contributed more travelers to the world than other countries did.