The most visited city in 2016 – and it’s neither London nor New York

Mastercard recently released its annual Global Destination Cities Index (GDCI), ranking the most visited cities in the world.

The 132 most visited cities, has Asian countries topping the list.

Now in its seventh year, the GDCI has transcended the race to the number one ranking.

Here are 20 most visited cities around the world;

Bangkok, Thailand with 21.47million international visitors

London, England with 19.88million international visitors

Paris, France with 18.03million international visitors

Dubai, the United Arab Emirates with 15-27million international visitors

New York City, the USA with 12.75million international visitors

Singapore with 12.11 international visitors

Kuala, Lumpur, Malaysia with 12.02million international visitors

Istanbul, Turkey with 11.95million international visitors

Tokyo, Japan with 11.70million international visitors

Seoul, South Korea with 10.20 million international visitors

Hong Kong, China with 8.37million international visitors

Barcelona, Spain with 8.20million international visitors

Amsterdam, Netherlands with 8million international visitors

Milan, Italy with 7.65million international visitors

Taipei, Taiwan with 7.5million international visitors

Rome, Italy with 7.12million international visitors

Osaka, Japan with 7.02million international visitors

Vienna, Austria with 6.69 million international visitors

Shanghai, China with 6.12 million international visitors

Prague, Czech Republic – 5.81 million international visitors