Mas
The top 15 MAS were dominated by Asia -eight in Japan, including three, in China, including two.
1) Tokyo
2) Osaka
3) Paris
4) Shanghai
5) Palmad de Mayorca
6) Seoul
7) Beijing
8) Madrid
9) Rio de Janeiro
10) Singapore
11) Vietnam
12) Rykjavik, Iceland
13) Fukuoka, Japan
14) Hurghada, Egypt
15) Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Michelle Meyer, chief economist of MasterCard Economics Institute, said, “Last year, it was a higher change in one of the best markets traveled by Tokyo. But in our calculations it is a market that continues to grow popular. ”
Weak currency continues to deal with many Asian destinations, including Japan and Vietnam, to many travelers. The existence of the Egyptian resort destination in this list reflects the value of Europe and Arab travelers and Egypt’s relative stability in the Middle East.
Health and National Park
Namibia, South Africa and Thailand have ranked as the most popular destinations for health -related travel experience. MAS Namibia took a list of 3.5%growth.
South Africa, Zambia and Finland have the highest share of travelers visiting the national park. In South Africa, guests are looking for nature, especially in the national park, where 23.3%of the border spending occurs. Zambia, Finland, Argentina, Switzerland and Canada are the highest other countries for national parks.
Sports events also lead international visitors. When Los Angeles Dodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani competed in the first World Series in October, Japanese travelers came to meet him.
International business trips are slightly more local, but are getting longer. In the case of US Master Card holders, travel grew in Canada and Latin America in 2024 compared to 2019, and more than 6% in Europe. The average business trip is 10.2 days compared to the previous year’s 8.8.
