Readers' Choice Awards 2009
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Top Cities
Pictured: Sydney. Photo: Robert Wallace, Tourism Australia
Asia's number one city this year, Ubud, is home to just over 8,000 inhabitants who, unsurprisingly perhaps, earn the highest score of any destination—city or island—for Friendliness. Meanwhile, Florence, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, San Francisco, and Vancouver continue dominating their respective regions. Sydney once again claims top honors among all cities for the eighth straight year.
Asia
1.
Ubud,
2.
Bangkok,
3.
Hong Kong,
4.
Chiang Mai,
5.
Kyoto,
6.
Singapore,
7.
Shanghai,
8.
Jaipur,
9.
Tokyo,
10.
Hanoi,
United States
1.
San Francisco,
2.
Charleston, South Carolina,
3.
Santa Fe,
4.
New York City,
5.
Chicago,
6.
Honolulu,
7.
Carmel,
8.
Savannah,
The Americas
1.
Vancouver,
2.
Buenos Aires,
3.
Québec City,
4.
Victoria, British Columbia,
5.
San Miguel de Allende,
6.
Cuzco,
7.
Montréal,
8.
Oaxaca,
9.
Toronto,
AFRICA + MIDDLE EAST
1.
Cape Town,
2.
Jerusalem,
3.
Beirut,
4.
Tel Aviv,
EUROPE
1.
Florence,
2.
Rome,
3.
Venice,
4.
Barcelona,
4.
Salzburg,
6.
Vienna,
7.
Bruges,
7.
Paris,
9.
Siena,
AUSTRALIA + PACIFIC
1.
Sydney,
2.
Melbourne,
3.
Queenstown, New Zealand,
4.
Christchurch, New Zealand,
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