Mainland China and U.S. Continue to Drive Global Travel
22 July 2019 - 2:01PM
Business Wire
Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities Index:
Origins Reveals Mainland China Is a Huge Mover Among Markets with
Most International Travellers
Mainland Chinese are traveling overseas for business and leisure
in greater numbers than ever before, and Mastercard’s newest
edition of its Global Destination Cities Index continues to bear
this out. Special report Global Destination Cities Index: Origins,
released today, turns its lens on where international travelers
originate. Mainland China has jumped from No. 7 in 2009 to No. 2
today, behind only the United States in terms of the number of
travelers to overseas destinations.
Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities Index: Origins
specifically ranks where the most people travel internationally
from, and their top destinations. Globally, the industry
contributed a record US$8.8 trillion and 319 million jobs in 2018,
according to the World Travel & Tourism Council – and insights
like these can help shape local decision-making on how to best
attract and serve travellers from around the world.
This year, the United States is the No. 1 origin market followed
by mainland China, Germany, the United Kingdom and France. Travel
from across Asia-Pacific also surged; the Republic of Korea and
Taiwan, which were not in the top 10 a decade ago, rose to No. 6
and No. 10 respectively. The top origin markets are:
- United States of America
- Mainland China
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- France
- Republic of Korea
- Japan
- Canada
- Russian Federation
- Taiwan
Top Destination Cities by
Origin
RANK
ORIGIN
CITY 1
CITY 2
CITY 3
1
United States of
America
Cancun, Mexico
Toronto, Canada
London, U.K.
2
Mainland China
Bangkok, Thailand
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tokyo, Japan
3
Germany
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Bolzano, Italy
Tiroler Unterland, Austria
4
United Kingdom
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Paris, France
Dublin, Ireland
5
France
London, England
Marrakech, Morocco
Barcelona, Spain
6
Republic of Korea
Osaka, Japan
Hokkaido, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
7
Japan
Taipei, Taiwan
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Bangkok, Thailand
8
Canada
Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Las Vegas, U.S.A.
New York, U.S.A.
9
Russian Federation
Antalya, Turkey
Pattaya, Thailand
Phuket, Thailand
10
Taiwan
Tokyo, Japan
Hokkaido, Japan
Okinawa, Japan
Top Destinations by Origin
RANK
ORIGIN
DESTINATION 1
DESTINATION 2
DESTINATION 3
1
United States of
America
Mexico
Canada
Italy
2
Mainland China
Thailand
Japan
United States of America
3
Germany
Italy
Spain
Austria
4
United Kingdom
Spain
United States of America
India
5
France
Spain
United States of America
United Kingdom
6
Republic of Korea
Japan
Mainland China
Vietnam
7
Japan
United States of America
Mainland China
Taiwan
8
Canada
United States of America
Mexico
India
9
Russian Federation
Turkey
Thailand
Tunisia
10
Taiwan
Japan
Republic of Korea
Thailand
“Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities Index: Origins offers a
new way for local officials and companies to see how travelers
spend at destinations, providing them with better insights on how
to plan and promote travel and tourism capabilities,” says Diana
Robino, senior vice president, tourism partnerships for Mastercard.
“Managed well, travel and tourism can be a catalyst for inclusive
growth, benefiting both visitors and all communities in the
destinations. Mastercard is committed to using its expertise and
technology to help cities and destinations realize these
opportunities.”
Mastercard acts as a key technology partner for the global
travel and tourism industry, providing solutions that bundles data
insights as our Tourism Insights platform, digital identity,
payment and security solutions, visitor management and
infrastructure consulting in order to solve for the needs of a
destination. Simply put, Mastercard helps tourism partners better
understand commerce patterns and deliver more connected and
inclusive experiences.
Addressing the challenges of global tourism is too big a task
for one organization, industry or government alone. Bringing
together resources from across disciplines and sectors – public and
private – produces new innovation and more sustainable solutions,
made possible by a 360-degree view of the issues at hand.
Origins is a breakout report of the broader Global Destination
Cities Index, with full rankings coming out later this year.
About the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index
The Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index ranks 200 cities
based on third-party research and proprietary analysis in terms of
the number of their total international overnight visitor arrivals
and the cross-border spending by these same visitors in the
destination cities in 2018, and gives visitor and passenger growth
forecasts.
Top Destinations for Origins is obtained by summing together all
the overnight visits of origin market residents to each destination
covered by the overall Mastercard Global Destination Cities
Index.
Mainland China Origin figures do not count travel numbers and
expenditure in Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR.
About Mastercard
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company in the global payments industry. Our global payments
processing network connects consumers, financial institutions,
merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries
and territories. Mastercard products and solutions make everyday
commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a
business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more
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