Every year Master Card comes out with a list of most visited cities in the world and this year is no exception. According to the 2016 Master Card Global Destinations Cities Index, thirteen African Cities have made the list.
This index not only ranks the most visited cities, it also projects visitor volume and estimated amount of money (in US dollars) that will be spent in a calendar year. This allows for a better understanding of where people travel and spend their money around the world.
- Beira, Mozambique
Estimated Visitors 9,725
Expenditure $1 Million
- Maputo, Mozambique
Estimated Visitors 199,928
Expenditure $22 Million
- Tunis, Tunisia
Estimated Visitors 279,934
Expenditure $82 Million
- Nairobi, Kenya
Estimated Visitors 323,859
Expenditure $187 Million
- Dakar, Senegal
Estimated Visitors 590,478
Expenditure $330 Million
- Kampala, Uganda
Estimated Visitors 616,700
Expenditure $419 Million
- Lagos, Nigeria
Estimated Visitors 711,209
Expenditure $163 Million
- Accra, Ghana
Estimated Visitors 761,872
Expenditure $531 Million
- Durban, South Africa
Estimated Visitors 831,051
Expenditure $288 Million
- Casablanca, Morocco
Estimated Visitors 1.05 Million
Expenditure $619 Million
- Cape Town, South Africa
Estimated Visitors 1.37 Million
Expenditure $1 Billion
- Cairo, Egypt
Estimated Visitors 1.55 Million
Expenditure $1.08 Billion
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Estimated Visitors 3.60 Million
Expenditure $1.73 Billion
