
By 2030, SSA’s populationgrowing at twice the global rateis expected to overtake China’s. 深圳报业集团版权所有, 未经授权禁止复制 Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved. African nationsincluding Ethiopia, Rwanda, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon, Ghana, Angola, Nigeria, and South Africadominate the list of the fastest-growing economies. This placed the Thai capital in the 5th place of the Top Cities by Dollars Spent. It also noted the impressive fact that visitors stay in Bangkok for 4.7 nights on average with daily spending of over US$173 per day, amounting to US$16.36 billion in total in 2017. The Mastercard Index predicted a strong annual growth for tourism arrivals of 9.6 percent this year for Bangkok. With roughly 20 million international overnight visitors, Bangkok retained the top spot again this year.Īccording to the study of the Mastercard Index, the top cities once again underscored the importance of robust infrastructure, both business and leisure attractions plus strong local culture. SINGAPORE The Republic has edged out New York City for the fifth spot in the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index, released yesterday.



Bangkok tops Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities IndexīANGKOK crowns the world’s best destination by the Mastercard’s 2018 Global Destination Cities Index, making it the third consecutive year that Thailand’s “City of Angels” has been ranked in the top spot.
