Page 9 - WTM Cities Report
P. 9
CITIES AS GLOBAL DRIvERS
ASIA Cashless Asia
Cities as Digital Instigators
Hong Kong and Bangkok take the top two spots of the Top 100. The 2010 ranking had 34 Asian cities, and this is expected to be as many as 47 by 2025.
EUROPE Angels and EU-nicorns
Cities as a Start-up
The performance of European and UK cities is heavily a ected by terrorism, particularly a ecting cities in France and Turkey.
UK Rail Revolution Cities as Connectors
Brexit and the fall in pound sterling has created a UK inbound tourism boom.
AMERICAS Recognise that Face?
Cities as Hubs of Innovation
The US dominates the Top 100 ranking among cities in the Americas; however, with Donald Trump in the White House, future performance is uncertain.
MEA Looking beyond Borders
Cities as Entry Points
The Middle East and North Africa have a near-monopoly on MEA city arrivals in the ranking. Johannesburg is the only Sub-Saharan Africa city in the Top 100.
© 2017 Euromonitor International 6
