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Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by tstx(m): 9:03pm On Sep 30, 2018
According to mastercard's global destination index, Lagos is the most visited city in Sub-Saharan Africa.

MasterCard's Global Destination Cities Index is based on travel spend and visitor volume, including the number of international overnight visitors. The analysis of these factors provides a forecast for the next year's growth, insight into the fastest growing destination cities and a grasp on travel trends and habits.
The index gives insight on the fastest growing destination cities, and a deeper understanding of why people travel and how they spend around the world.
“ Lagos is the top spot in sub-Saharan Africa this year, with roughly 1.5 million international overnight visitors. ”
"MasterCard, in a statement on Wednesday , said its Global Destination Cities Index offered an important analysis of travel to and within cities , adding that this year’ s top sub - Saharan African cities were Lagos , Dakar , Kampala , Nairobi and Accra
Global cities like Bangkok, London and Paris were ranked for their robust infrastructure, which facilitates business and leisure travel, while cities on the African continent, like Lagos, Dakar and Kampala, were named among the top destination cities for their strong local culture.

The top African cities were ranked as follows:
1. Johannesburg: 4.5 million visitors
2. Cape town: 1.52 million visitors
3. Lagos: 1.5 million visitors
4. Casablanca: 1 million visitors
5. Accra: 0.4 million visitors

The top sub-saharan African cities ranked in terms of spending, were as follows:

1. Lagos: 1.5m visitors, 7 nights average stay, $57 average spend
2. Dakar: 0.8m visitors, 2.3 nights, $165 average spend
3. Kampala: 0.5m visitors, 7 nights, $168 average spend
4. Nairobi: 0.4m visitors, 13 nights, $50 average spend
5. Accra: 0.4m visitors, 10.5 nights, $132 average spend
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, continues to be the top ranking destination city based on overnight visitor spend. The Mastercard index reported that visitors in Dubai spend an average of $537 per day.
The other popular destination cities globally are Bangkok, Thailand, London (United Kingdom), and Paris (France). Together with Singapore and Dubai, they make up the top 5 global destination cities.


https://listwand.com/2018/09/lagos-accra-tops-list-of-most-visited-cities-in-african-mastercards-destination-index-2018/

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by pweshdodo(m): 11:01pm On Sep 30, 2018
First FTC



Great work Ambode
















I love Lagos cheesy embarassed

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Franzinni: 11:01pm On Sep 30, 2018
Nigerians living abroad that came home to carry palm oil and okporoko...

1.5 million visitors stay for 7... spend 57$

The reason is clear.... They are all Nigerian coming home to see if buhari is still in fawa!

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Naijaguy12345(m): 11:03pm On Sep 30, 2018
grin grin grin
Nice one Lagos

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by W3xy1(m): 11:03pm On Sep 30, 2018
Itesiwaju ipinle Eko lo jẹ wá lógún

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by RichDad1(m): 11:03pm On Sep 30, 2018
There’s a reason it’s called The center of Excellence
EKO for show. cool

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Nobody: 11:04pm On Sep 30, 2018
Center of refuse dump, smelling streets and lying governor.

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by dan9ice(m): 11:05pm On Sep 30, 2018
Even with all the tanker blocking our road

No container for air oo

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Nobody: 11:05pm On Sep 30, 2018
cheesy

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by talk2rotman(m): 11:05pm On Sep 30, 2018
Ambode is working

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by UNRULY(m): 11:05pm On Sep 30, 2018
Lagos. A country in Nigeria. Proudly developed by Ndi Igbo. argue with your nysc certificate grin
Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by tstx(m): 11:05pm On Sep 30, 2018
..Lets not sha forget that this report ranked Lagos the [url=url=https://listwand.com/2018/08/lagos-third-worst-city-to-live-eiu-report/]3rd worst city to live in all the whole wide world[/url]... Forgive my (all the whole wide world) English. i just had to gbagam... It just felt right

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by tstx(m): 11:05pm On Sep 30, 2018
Ojayk

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Nobody: 11:05pm On Sep 30, 2018
pweshdodo:
First FTC



Great work Ambode
















I love Lagos cheesy embarassed
grin grin grin

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Nobody: 11:06pm On Sep 30, 2018
Great Lagos developed by Igbos ! I know Afonjas will not like it but Igbo Amaka !

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Nobody: 11:06pm On Sep 30, 2018
op change that picture
Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by hucienda: 11:08pm On Sep 30, 2018
Las gidi.

#1 in West Africa at the moment.
Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by pweshdodo(m): 11:12pm On Sep 30, 2018
Fukafuka:
grin grin grin


Fukafuka

Did you see any big brezz and hass here ni?
Your comment is unusual and surprising cheesy grin

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Chykeboss(m): 11:15pm On Sep 30, 2018
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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by sogodihno: 11:23pm On Sep 30, 2018
Amakavula:
Great Lagos developed by Igbos ! I know Afonjas will not like it but Igbo Amaka !

And u left all your villages in the east to develop Yoruba land. what a pity. Go and develop your villages in the east first.

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Ttipsy(f): 11:40pm On Sep 30, 2018
sogodihno:


And u left all your villages in the east to develop Yoruba land. what a pity. Go and develop your villages in the east first.
lol don't mind him

but you know he said the truth

haha

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by Nobody: 11:43pm On Sep 30, 2018
Amakavula:
Great Lagos developed by Igbos ! I know Afonjas will not like it but Igbo Amaka !

Seeking attention by all means?

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by kmaster007: 11:44pm On Sep 30, 2018
PDP right now..... we most win Lagos
Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by mfm04622: 11:47pm On Sep 30, 2018
Franzinni:
Nigerians living abroad that came home to carry palm oil and okporoko...

1.5 million visitors stay for 7... spend 57$

The reason is clear.... They are all Nigerian coming home to see if buhari is still in fawa!


Per day. Not for the whole 7 days. Also, MasterCard can only track money spent through cards, not cash.

I believe the weakness if the Naira is the cause of the low amount spent in Nigeria

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by kmaster007: 11:47pm On Sep 30, 2018
Amakavula:
Great Lagos developed by Igbos ! I know Afonjas will not like it but Igbo Amaka !
y can't you go invest whr you com frm...

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by bash8936: 12:03am On Oct 01, 2018
Soup don sweet finish..Monkey wan dey claim am...Igbo like famzing Lagos sha...lolzzzz
God bless Lagos state..
God bless Tinubu
God bless All Afonja state...
Proudly Yoruba... We're developing in all ramifications....
I heard 80% of Igbo states has been swept away by flood? Eya...More crowd in Lagos be that. This is the time am missing my Fashola oo.

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Re: Lagos Tops Mastercard's List Of Most Visited Cities In Sub-saharan Africa by AnanseK(m): 12:25am On Oct 01, 2018
Keep on with the Good work Baba, Nigeria regaining it’s position in the world.

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