{"id":122804,"date":"2016-09-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/foreign-tourists-spent-approximately-270-million-eur-in-bucharest-this-year\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T16:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:03:58","slug":"foreign-tourists-spent-approximately-270-million-eur-in-bucharest-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/foreign-tourists-spent-approximately-270-million-eur-in-bucharest-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign tourists spent approximately 270 million EUR in Bucharest this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>According to the Global Destinations Cities Index 2016 study, published by Mastercard, this year over 1 million tourists chose Bucharest as a holiday destination, and the total expenditure recorded by them reaches approximately 270 million EUR.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In this context, Romania&#8217;s capital occupies the 81st position in this global ranking, while at the European level it ranks 8th among the destinations with the highest growth rate in the last 7 years, surpassing in this regard cities such as Barcelona, Dublin, Paris, Prague, or Rome.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to the study, Bangkok is the highest-ranked city worldwide, with approximately 21.47 million international visitors in 2016, surpassing London, which occupies the 2nd place in the top.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The most overnight visitors in a city are found in London &#8211; 19.88 million visitors, followed by Paris &#8211; 18.03 million visitors, Dubai &#8211; 15.27 million, New York &#8211; 12.75 million, Singapore &#8211; 12.11 million, Kuala Lumpur &#8211; 12.02 million, Istanbul &#8211; 11.95 million, Tokyo &#8211; 11.70 million, and Seoul &#8211; 10.20 million.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Dubai is the capital that made the biggest leap in the 2016 Index regarding tourist spending, with a total of 28 billion EUR, surpassing London, whose total estimated volume is 17.7 billion EUR.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index ranks cities based on the total number of international visitor arrivals and the cross-border spending of these visitors in destination cities, providing growth forecasts for visitor and passenger numbers for 2016.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economica.net\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Economica<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>How much did foreign tourists spend in Bucharest in 2016?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Foreign tourists spent approximately 270 million EUR in Bucharest during 2016, according to the Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where does Bucharest rank in terms of tourism growth in Europe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bucharest ranks 8th in Europe for the highest tourism growth rate over the last seven years, outperforming cities like Paris and Rome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which city had the highest international visitor spending globally?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dubai recorded the highest tourist spending globally in 2016, reaching a total of 28 billion EUR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Global Destinations Cities Index 2016 study, published by Mastercard, this year over 1 million tourists chose Bucharest as a holiday destination, and the total expenditure recorded by them reaches approximately 270 million EUR. 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