Top 20 Global Destination Cities in 2013

The MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index, now in the third year of the research, analyses a global network of 132 destination cities, their connectivity through cross-border air travel and associated expenditures.

“With the exception of Bangkok overtaking London to be in the top rank in the world, the lineup of the global top 20 in 2013 is the same as in 2012.”

Global Top 20 Top Destination Cities by International Overnight Visitors Another interesting statistics is how much the overnight visitors spend. “New York has retained its top rank in the world in 2013 with an estimated US$18.59 billion, followed by London with US$16.32 billion. Though ranked first in the world by arrival numbers, Bangkok is ranked
fourth in terms of visitor cross-border spending estimated at US$14.28 billion.”

Global Top 20 Top Destination Cities by International Overnight Visitor SpendI was curious so did myself a few calculations and the average spend is very high in Tokyo.