There are eight cities on the top list for dining and seven cities on the top list for shopping that are also a part of the Mastercard Priceless Cities experiential travel platform where travellers from over 90 countries can access unique and unforgettable experiences in over 40 cities around the world. GDCI: Indulgences revealed Bangkok is also a popular city for shopping, ranked 6 th worldwide, with tourists spending about 120 billion Baht (USD 3.75 billion), representing 23% of the overall expenditure. Street Food on Yaowarat Road (Chinatown), Bangkok Palma de Mallorca, Spain ranked #2 with a total of 121 billion Baht (USD 3.78 billion), ranked after the top-ranked Dubai with a spending of approximately 190 billion Baht (USD 5.94 billion). Visitor spending was 108 billion Baht (USD 3.38 billion) or 20.6% of the total expenditure. In addition to the spending figures, the GDCI: Indulgences also indicate the economic implications that arise from such spending.īangkok, the city that is famous for food and culture, is ranked #3 of the Top Cities for Dining. This has resulted in Thailand being the only country to have 3 cities in the Top 20 list. In 2018, the result indicated that Bangkok was the #1 Global Destination for the third consecutive year with Phuket and Pattaya ranked 12 th and 18 th, respectively. It ranks cities that tourists visited in the past one year.
The GDCI: Indulgences survey is a part of the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index (GDCI). Bangkok was ranked third on the list of the Top Global Cities for Dining and sixth on the list of Top Global Cities for Shopping. Bangkok, 14 January, 2019 – MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index has published a survey on the dining and shopping (GDCI: Indulgences) spending patterns of tourists in various cities around the world.
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