Chennai among top 100 destination cities in the world
Posted on: 23/Sep/2016 3:16:00 PM
In terms of receiving overnight guests, Chennai is among the top 100 destination cities for the year 2016. Four other cities in India have made it to the list. Mumbai ranked at 27, Chennai: 30, Delhi: 48, Kolkata: 62; along with Pune: 91 have made it to the top 100 destination cities for 2016 as per the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index 2016.
According to MasterCard, Mumbai is also the only Indian city to enter Asia Pacific’s Top 10 Destination Cities in terms of international overnight visitors in 2016. Ranked at number 10, right after Shanghai, the city boasts of 4.86 million visitors along with a visitor spend of USD 3.6 billion for the year 2016. With an evolving business landscape and thriving tourist destinations, India has been witnessing a high influx of overseas travellers for both business and other purposes. This trend also projects a huge potential for Indian cities to develop as global hubs for investment in terms of business and tourism alike.
