The Thai capital was named the world’s top destination city in terms of international overnight visitor arrivals in 2016 in the annual MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index. This was the second year in a row that Bangkok claimed top spot.
According to the survey, more than 21.5 million foreign travelers visited the city last year. Of these, 37% were from China, 8% from Japan and 4% from the USA.
This is the seventh year that MasterCard has released the ratings. Last year saw an increased interest in the Asia-Pacific region, the survey said.