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MASTERCARD GLOBAL DESTINATION CITIES INDEX RANKS PUNTA CANA DESTINATION #1 IN LATAM IN VISITOR SPENDING

The top ten destination cities in Latin America in 2015 are identical to 2014, as Lima tops the list with almost 50 percent more international visitors than second-ranked Mexico City. The Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are in third and seventh, respectively.

In terms of visitor spending, however, Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic is in the top-ranked with an estimated US$2.7 billion in 2015, followed by Buenos Aires and Mexico City both with US$2.3 billion, São Paulo with US$2.2 billion and Lima with US$1.5 billion.

For an in-depth scope of the report, download the MasterCard 2015 Global Destination Cities Index here