"It isn’t a flash in the pan. Bangkok is in a strong position to be the top destination city for a long time," Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Mastercard chief economist, told Reuters. "There’s the value for money, especially for visitors coming from high-income countries. "Thailand expects to welcome a record 33 million visitors this year, thanks to a jump in the number of Chinese tourists.Sprawling Bangkok is projected to receive 21.47 million international visitors in 2016, just ahead of second-ranked London, with 19.88 million visitors. The two cities have topped the ranking for most of its history.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 22, 2016 04:52 UTC