International Tourists Outnumber Residents 5-to-1 in Dubai

Samantha Shankman

July 9th, 2014 at 4:00 AM EDT

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Although this is an inaccurate method for measuring tourism, it does provide a general comparison to consider next time you touch down in one of the destinations.

If you've recently walked down a crowded street in a new city and felt surrounded by more tourists than locals, it's probably not your imagination. International overnight visitors outnumber city residents in at least 11 of the most visited global destinations, according to MasterCard’s 2014 Global Destination Cities Index.

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