Most visited city in the world - BANGKOK - THAILAND

what is the most visited city in the world 

BANGKOK 

 

well according to mastercards global destination cities index which attracts spending on travel related services the most visited city in the world is Bangkok Thailand in the 2016 index Bangkok saw more than 21 million overnight visitors compared to Paris and London which saw roughly 18 and 19 million visitors respectively more than 85% of Bangkok's international visitors were there for travel or leisure as opposed to business this is relatively unusual for Asian cities 

Shanghai

Shanghai for example sees fewer than half of all foreign visitors there for leisure during the 1980s and 1990s Bangkok became a hub for business travel as many multinational corporations established headquarters there although the city has been a popular vacation stop for decades the Tourism Authority of Thailand embarked on an ambitious campaign in 2015 to increase tourism even more although it's still in its early stages the so called discover Thainess campaign is expected to increase visitors to the country's largest region by nearly 30 million 

 what's so special about Bangkok 

well the Thai capital is home to countless historical monuments including rural palaces Buddhist temples and Hindu shrines but studies showed that most visitors seek out Bangkok because of its diverse and inexpensive shopping in 2013 the city's enormous luxury shopping mall the siam paragon was the most instagrammed location on earth bangkok also has a booming illicit sex industry although prostitution in thailand is illegal it's extremely visible reportedly happening inside massage parlors saunas and hotels sex tourism is so pervasive that it's earned Bangkok the unofficial nickname the Sin City of Asia but beyond what Bangkok has to offer a number of other factors play into the city's role as a destination