{"id":533,"date":"2012-06-15T06:33:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T06:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\/blog\/?p=533"},"modified":"2019-11-14T08:28:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T08:28:21","slug":"london-as-the-worlds-top-destination-in-year-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/london-as-the-worlds-top-destination-in-year-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"London as the world\u2019s top destination in year 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Capital of United Kingdom tops as the world\u2019s number one destination for year 2012 according to the MasterCard\u2019s Worldwide Index of Global Destination Cities. Predicting 16.9 million people travelling to the city of London, in the meantime, city of <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/paris-the-city-of-love-and-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and Bangkok takes the second and third place respectively. You can book your<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>cheap flights online with us.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Home to the Summer Olympics 2012 and host to Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee, London has a vibrant and thriving event calendar. With the glamorous and beguiling celebrations, city of London successfully hosted the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amidst the array of colourful festivals and celebrations, London has abundance to offer for both novice and avid travellers. The world class museums, breathtaking performance arts, fantastic shopping experiences, gourmet dining , noteworthy landmarks and one of a kind experience, makes London a favourite come back city for many.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite the global economic meltdown, London will attract the highest visitor spend at $21.1 million passing New York at $19.4 million reveals the Index. \u2018London offers more value for money than New York\u2019 states the economic advisor for MasterCard Worldwide &#8211; Yuwa Hedrick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The results are from a collection of sources starting with airlines, national tourism boards and United Nations and other global agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capital of United Kingdom tops as the world\u2019s number one destination for year 2012 according to the MasterCard\u2019s Worldwide Index of Global Destination Cities. 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