The 5 Most Visited Cities Of 2016

5 Cities That Became Wildly Popular In 2016
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Every year, MasterCard puts together its Global Destination Cities Index, which tracks airline ticket purchases, souvenir purchases and other travel spending data to figure out which cities are the most popular with tourists. Here’s how the 2016 list stacks up.

Number of overnight visitors: 21.47 million

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Number of overnight visitors: 19.88 million

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Number of overnight visitors: 18.03 million

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Number of overnight visitors: 15.27 million

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Number of overnight visitors: 12.75 million

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