Bangkok is the city that welcomes the most international visitors in 2024

Tourists visit Bangkok, Thailand

Euromonitor International, a market research and data analytics company, has named Thailand's capital Bangkok as the world's most international tourist city by 2024, after welcoming a record 32.4 million visitors.

This figure far exceeds Istanbul (Türkiye), the second city on the list with 23 million visitors, followed by London (UK) with 21.7 million visitors.

Bangkok's success is due to its tourism policies and the country's overall appeal. The country's tourist-friendly visa policies have played a major role in boosting the city's appeal.

Such policies include 60-day visa exemptions for citizens of 93 countries and territories. Thailand also nearly doubled the number of countries eligible for visa on arrival, from 19 to 31, starting July 15.

The 32.4 million arrivals surpassed the number of tourists visiting Bangkok before the COVID-19 pandemic and represented an impressive growth of more than 30% year-on-year, demonstrating the resilience and strength of Thailand’s tourism industry.

Euromonitor International's report also provides an assessment based on six main pillars including economic and business travel performance, tourism performance, infrastructure, policy and attractiveness, health and safety and sustainability.

According to these criteria, Bangkok did not make the list of the top 10 most attractive destinations. Instead, Paris (France) topped the list, followed by Madrid (Spain) and Tokyo (Japan).

Euromonitor International's report also highlights the challenges facing global tourism, including labour shortages, geopolitical tensions and weak economic conditions.

An emerging trend is that tourists are increasingly opting to visit lesser-known destinations, as many cities around the world adopt policies to deal with overtourism.

TH (according to VNA)

Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/bangkok-la-thanh-pho-don-nhieu-khach-quoc-te-nhat-trong-nam-2024-399797.html