Singapore slips one spot in Global Destination Cities Index as visitor growth slows

It has been pushed to seventh place.

Singapore has slipped one spot in Mastercard's Global Destination Cities Index. The city-state is ranked as the 7th most visited city in the world this year, down from 6th place in 2014.

The latest GDCI projections show that Singapore should expect to receive 11.88 million international visitors, a marginal increase of 3.0% compared to 2014, while visitor spend in Singapore for 2015 is projected at US$14.7 billion in Singapore.

Singapore appeals most to visitors in the region, with Singapore’s top five feeder cities all originating from Asia: Jakarta, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila and Shanghai.

In terms of outbound travel, Singapore-based travelers make up Kuala Lumpur’s biggest group of visitors, and Bangkok’s second biggest.

This was partly due to Istanbul moving up from seventh to fifth place, pushing both New York and Singapore down by one rank.