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Mastercard has released its annual Global Destination Cities Index, which measures the rise and fall of travel to and within 162 cities around the world.
2018-12-29
The ranking measures visitor volume and spend to forecast the growth in visits to those cities in 2018.
This year saw Bangkok retain the top spot from last year, which is unlikely to change due to a strong projected growth of 9.6% this year.
Meanwhile, Dubai came out on top in terms of visitor spending — the average visitor spends $537 a day in the Middle Eastern city.
Scroll down to see the 20 most visited cities in 2018,, ranked in ascending order by the projected number of international visitors in 2018.
20. Bali, Indonesia — 8.43 million international visitors.
Tom Murray is a former Entertainment Editor at Insider's London bureau where he covered TV, movies, and celebrity culture.Before moving to entertainment, Tom was a lifestyle reporter writing features on celebrity liquor brands, Sri Lankan train travel, men's skincare mistakes and rare liquor hunters.And before becoming a reporter, Tom gained an invaluable insight into finding what our audience loves, working on the social media team for two years.He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Nottingham, where he was the editor of the student news website The Tab Nottingham.Email Tom at tmurray@jkmperu.com or find him on Twitter at @tom_murray3.
