Mastercard has released its annual Global Destination Cities Index, which measures the rise and fall of travel to and within 162 cities around the world.

The ranking measures visitor volume and spend to forecast the growth in visits to those cities in 2018.

This year saw Bangkok retain the top spot from last year, which is unlikely to change due to a strong projected growth of 9.6% this year.

Meanwhile, Dubai came out on top in terms of visitor spending — the average visitor spends $537 a day in the Middle Eastern city.

Scroll down to see the 20 most visited cities in 2018,, ranked in ascending order by the projected number of international visitors in 2018.

10. Antalya, Turkey — 11.27 million international visitors.
9. Tokyo, Japan — 12.12 million international visitors.
8. Istanbul, Turkey — 12.8 million international visitors.
7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 13.53 million international visitors.
6. New York City, USA — 13.67 million international visitors.
5. Singapore — 14.47 million international visitors.
4. Dubai, UAE — 16.66 million international visitors.
3. Paris, France — 17.95 million international visitors.
2. London, UK — 20.42 million international visitors.
1. Bangkok, Thailand — 21.98 million international visitors.

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How did Thailand manage to be number one for where Dubai are the others dey?

And me just dey this Nigeria never even enter plane before.
True, true, poor man no see life come.

Rangel:
How did Thailand manage to be number one for where Dubai are the others dey?

Girls cheap girls... You can have lot of fun with just a thousand dollars there.

Just a thousand dollars? that one sef na big money.

WinningSun:


Girls cheap girls... You can have lot of fun with just a thousand dollars there.

I naturally expected Dubai to be in top 5, but Thailand? I don't just understand

Guy find money o, make you fit afford vacation for these kind places.

AccessME:
And me just dey this Nigeria never even enter plane before.

True, true, poor man no see life come.

I will really like to visit one of these big cities soonest

Thailand is no 1 because it's the gay capital of the world.
Before the west started advocating for gay rights, Thailand has already started making serious money from homo, transgender and what have you that want freedom to be themselves without condemnation. They trope there for holidays, marriage, and the rest.
People like bobrisky has been existing in Thailand for ages.

Most Thai dramas feature them a lot.
That country is in another century.
I'm not surprised at all


Turkey is one country muslim country I really really love and will love to visit there one day.

Jimgym:
Guy find money o, make you fit afford vacation for these kind places.

na so but bro weten person feet do to take make money in Nigeria, after person graduate finish no job.

keep hustling and trying bro, one day you go make am. people wey dey travel go Dubai no get two head. Na small by small. Just find something to do, no matter how little and keep doing it, one day e go pay. na hustle all man dey

AccessME:
na so but bro weten person feet do to take make money in Nigeria, after person graduate finish no job.

Newyork and Tokyo na number 1 for me

Which parameters you take measure am? me go like visit those places sha.

KendrickAyomide:
Newyork and Tokyo na number 1 for me