MasterCard announced that Bangkok was ranked first as the most visited city this year. This is spelled out at the time of the annual launch of Global Destination Cities Index third.

While London is at 2012 and then topped it down a bit to the second position with a slim difference in the number of visitors which is about 25 thousand visitors, or about one percent. The study measured based on the highest number of international visitors in 2013, in which London, Paris, Singapore, and New York who are in the top five.

Interesting trend in this annual report is the dominance of the countries Asia-Pacific region. Of the 132 cities that were ranked, 42 of which are developing countries in Asia. Bangkok in first place followed by Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, while 5 of the top 10 Asian cities in 2013 occupied by the cities in China Kingdom.

"With the rise of countries Asia-Pacific region, this year's index reflects the new balance that the world is becoming more widespread because of the resurrection of emerging markets," said President of International Markets MasterCard Worldwide, Ann Cairns in a release here on Thursday (05/29/2013 ).

Of the top 20 Destination Cities for 2013, four of the top five cities are the cities joined the program MasterCard Priceless Cities: London, Paris, Singapore, and New York, while Los Angeles is in the order of 20. Not only attract foreign visitor arrivals, the cities are also a favorite and top shelter.