Visitors spur 3 Chinese cities to top 10
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THREE Chinese cities — Chengdu, Xi’an and Taipei — are among the top-10 fastest growing destination cities by international visitors, according to a study yesterday.
The annual MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index shows that Colombo, Chengdu, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Xi’an, Taipei, Tokyo, Lima and Ho Chi Minh City are the top-10 fastest growing destination cities between 2009 and 2015.
The study also shows that London is set to receive 18.82 million global visitors this year to take first spot as the world’s most popular tourist destination once again among the 132 ranked cities globally.
“I’m delighted that London has proudly held on to this coveted title, as we celebrate another triumphant and record-breaking year for tourism in the city,” said Boris Johnson, mayor of London.
Thailand’s capital Bangkok is ranked second, where 18.24 million international tourists would visit in 2015.
The remaining eight most popular tourist destination cities are Paris, Dubai, Istanbul, New York, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Hong Kong.
“MasterCard understands the importance of cities around the world both for travelers and those who live there,” said Ann Cairns, president of international markets at MasterCard.
The MasterCard Index of Global Destination Cities ranks cities by their total international overnight visitor arrivals and cross-border spending by these same visitors in the cities.
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