KIEV, May 28 – Some 1.661 million foreign travelers will visit Kiev in 2013, MasterCard said.

"Kiev is 64th in the Global Destination Cities Index, and among European cities it is 21st. According to researchers, 11,660,562 foreign travelers will visit the capital of Ukraine in 2013. Some $1,686 will be spent during one visit on average," MasterCard said, referring to the results of its third annual study.

According to the study, the most popular city in the world this year is Bangkok, while in 2012 it was London. This year London was 25,000 visitors short of taking the first position (around 1%).