The authors of this year’s Global City Index (GCI) say that shifting political and economic powers favour cities in China and, to a lesser extent, India.ĭespite the financial turmoil of the past few years, New York and London have consistently led the rankings in all three (2008, 20) editions of the Global Cities Index. Worldwide | Elections | North America | Latin America | Europe | Asia | Africa |Īnd the Chicago Council on Global Affairs 12 April 2012: New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo remain today's leading global cities, but an analysis of key trends in emerging cities suggests that Beijing and Shanghai may rival them in 10 to 20 years. For cities bordering directly on foreign territory, border crossings from country to country are not counted as international visitors.Shanghai is set to challenge New York City. The income column shows the amount visitors spent in each city. Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index counts a visitor only if a person stayed overnight at least once in the city. The growth column compares international arrivals to the previous year. Each arrival is counted separately and includes people travelling more than once a year and people visiting several cities during one trip. The consulting firm Euromonitor and the financial services corporation Mastercard define the concept of the foreign visitor differently thus their respective rankings differ.Įuromonitor counts a visitor as any person visiting a city in another country for at least 24 hours, for a period not exceeding 12 months, and staying in paid or unpaid, collective or private accommodation.
This is a list of top 100 cities ranked by the number of international visitors, including all international arrivals by land, air, and sea, for tourist or business purposes.
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