Bangkok top in visits

05 Oct 2016  2035 | World Travel News

BANGKOK When you count the sheer volume of overnight tourist arrivals Bangkok is the top city, worldwide, according to the sixth annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index.

Released in last month, the index ranks 132 cities, worldwide, based on the tourist arrivals count.

According to the study, Bangkok will accommodate 21.47 million tourist arrivals this year. The count does not take into account purpose of visits and is  entirely based on reported data provided by authorities. In the case of Bangkok, the figure is based on Immigration Bureau passport checks at the city’s two international airports.

inside no 1London ranked in second place with 19.88 million followed by Paris (18.03 million), Dubai (15.27 million) and New York (12.75 million).

Mastercard Advisors Asia Pacific’s senior vice president, Eric Schneider, said Asia Pacific has been the fastest growing region for international tourism since 2005, with underlying growth momentum expected to continue especially with the burgeoning middle class in Southeast Asia, China and India seeking new travel experiences within the region.

In addition, for the first time, the index explores whether visitors travel for business or leisure, and provides insights into how international visitors are spending, including dining, lodging and shopping.

The 2016 index shows that among the top 20 cities, more people travel internationally for leisure (85.6% for Bangkok), except to Shanghai where more than half visit for business (54.6%).

In terms of discretionary spending, accommodation makes up the biggest portion of visitors’ expenditure in most of the destination cities, with the exception of Istanbul.

Reflecting the disparity in local cost of living, expenditure on accommodation runs as high as over 40% in Paris, Milan, Rome, Amsterdam and Vienna; whereas it is less than a third-of total expenditure in Bangkok, Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai and Istanbul.

Seoul topped the list for greatest percentage spent on shopping against all categories at 58.7%, followed by London (46.7%), Osaka (43.4%) and Tokyo (43.1%).inside-no-11

sourced:ttrweekly.com 

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