![]() On the prevalence of Southeast Asian markets in the top 10, Driver said, “This Index serves as a gauge for understanding the global economy and travel driven connectivity and capacity across the world. ![]() The city state’s projected visitor arrivals expenditure per city resident stood at US$2,600, beating out London’s US$2,378 and second only to Dubai. The Malaysian capital city also boasts the second highest growth rate in the Global top 20.Īt US$14.3 billion, Singapore took over Bangkok’s top spot for international visitor spend in Asia Pacific, up 7.6% from last year. Kuala Lumpur, despite a marginally lower projected growth rate of 13.1%, makes it to Asia Pacific’s top 10 for international visitors by sheer arrival numbers. The Index shows that other Southeast Asian cities also show promising growth rates, with Jakarta projected to see growth of 18.8%, followed by Hanoi (15.1%) and Manila (14.3%). Global 10 top destination cities by international overnight visitors (2014) Matthew Driver, president, South-east Asia, MasterCard is optimistic that Bangkok would regain its top spot in the foreseeable future. The Thai capital overtook London in 2013 as the top ranked destination city in the world, but London regained the position this year with an 8% growth in visitors, versus an 11% decline in Bangkok due to the Thai political situation. While Bangkok reigns supreme on the top 10 list in Asia it lost to London globally, slipping to secnd spot. The five are Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Seoul are among the global 10.
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