![]() ![]() The report then ranks them in terms of the number of their total international visitor arrivals and the cross-border spending by these same visitors in the destination cities.Bangkok is the top-ranked destination city by international overnight visitor arrivals, according to the sixth annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. The findings of the report, including visitors and passenger growth forecasts for 2013, are based on an analysis of a global network of 132 destination cities. The Thai capital is one of eight growing hubs in the Asia-Pacific region ranked in the top 20. The index also shows the emergence of Asian cities as top destinations by international visitor arrivals. Did your favorite spot make the list?īangkok, which is expected to attract 15.98 million international visitors this year, beat out 2012 leader London by a slim margin, but it has demonstrated astonishing growth rates of better than 18 percent in 20, with a further 9.8 percent growth in 2013, according to the Global Destination Cities Index. View the slideshow above to see which cities made the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index of the world's most popular destinations for international visitors. That's right, Thailand's capital city of Bangkok will surpass London as the world's most popular tourist destination of 2013, according to a forecast issued this week. Well, if current travel trends persist, you can follow the millions who are heading to 2013's most popular tourist destination, a spot known for its tropical climate and beautiful beaches: Thailand. Should one flee the heat by heading to some cooler clime? Or perhaps one should head to beach and luxuriate in the sun (but be careful!). With summer approaching, thoughts of vacation become inevitable.
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