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London Tops ‘2019 World’s Best Cities’ List

November 12, 2018

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London leads the pack of the “2019 World’s Best Cities,” a ranking of the 100 best-performing cities around the globe by Resonance Consultancy. The top cities were unveiled Nov. 7 at City Nation Place in London and online at BestCities.org.

Resonance, which specializes in tourism, real estate, and economic development for countries, cities, and communities, deemed London’s world-class culture, shopping, and food scene, along with a record-breaking 19.8 million visitors in 2017 and the drop in the value of the pound, as some of the reasons why London topped the list.

The consultancy group bases the list on its own methodology that uses the opinions of visitors, investors, talent, and residents. Findings were based on an evaluation of 100 of the world’s top-performing cities, based on 24 factors, including quality of the environment, quality of institutions, housing affordability and employment opportunities, diversity, economic prosperity, and quality of culture.

The ranking analyzes and compares these factors in six key categories — promotion, place, product, prosperity, people, and programming — using a combination of core statistics and online ratings and reviews, from TripAdvisor reviews, Facebook check-ins, Google searches and Google Trends.

The product category is of special interest to the business events industry as it includes a city’s key institutions, attractions, and infrastructure including the subcategories of airport connectivity, convention center, attractions and museums, and university rankings.

High rankings in the product category helped push Paris into the No. 2 position, Moscow into the No. 6 position, and Chicago into the No. 7 spot. In its report, Resonance spotlighted Frankfurt’s convention centers and connectivity for pushing it to the No. 5 spot in the category, and the No. 25 spot overall.

“Frankfurt am Main rises above them all with its first-place global ranking for its convention centers, which attract more than 4.5 million conventioneers per year,” the report reads, adding later that Frankfurt earned a second place in the airport connectivity ranking. “Frankfurt has perfected the art of air access. Germany is in the middle of Europe, Frankfurt is in the middle of Germany, and its airport — the largest in the country — is one of the world’s aviation hubs.”

The full 2019 World’s Best Cities Report is available at Resonance. All 100 cities are profiled at BestCities.org, including a “Find Your Best Cities” feature that locates cities based on user.

https://www.pcma.org/london-tops-2019-worlds-best-cities-list/

THE TOP 100 WORLD'S BEST CITIES 2019

1. London, United Kingdom

2. Paris, France

3. New York, United States

4. Tokyo, Japan

5. Barcelona, Spain

6. Moscow, Russia

7. Chicago, United States

8. Singapore, Singapore

9. Dubai, UAE

10. San Francisco, United States

11. Madrid, Spain

12. Amsterdam, Netherlands

13. Los Angeles, United States

14. Rome, Italy

15. Boston, United States

16. San Jose, United States

17. Toronto, Canada

18. Washington, United States

19. Zurich, Switzerland

20. Hong Kong, Hong Kong

21. Beijing, China

22. Berlin, Germany

23. Sydney, Australia

24. Las Vegas, United States

25. Frankfurt, Germany

26. Miami, United States

27. San Diego, United States

28. Seoul, South Korea

29. Prague, Czech Republic

30. Munich, Germany

31. Houston, United States

32. Milan, Italy

33. Dublin, Ireland

34. Seattle, United States

35. Dallas, United States

36. Istanbul, Turkey

37. Vancouver, Canada

38. Melbourne, Australia

39. Vienna, Austria

40. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

41. Calgary, Canada

42. Brussels, Belgium

43. Denver, United States

44. Doha, Qatar

45. Oslo, Norway

46. Orlando, United States

47. Austin, United States

48. Stockholm, Sweden

49. Montreal, Canada

50. Philadelphia, United States

51. Brisbane, Australia

52. Atlanta, United States

53. Copenhagen, Denmark

54. Saint Petersburg, Russia

55. Perth, Australia

56. Minneapolis, United States

57. Lisbon, Portugal

58. Venice, Italy

59. Portland, United States

60. Hamburg, Germany

61. Tel Aviv, Israel

62. Lyon, France

63. Florence, Italy

64. Stuttgart, Germany

65. Luxembourg, Luxembourg

66. Edmonton, Canada

67. Osaka, Japan

68. Auckland, New Zealand

69. Ottawa, Canada

70. Budapest, Hungary

71. Helsinki, Finland

72. Athens, Greece

73. Cologne, Germany

74. Bangkok, Thailand

75. Charlotte, United States

76. Phoenix, United States

77. New Orleans, United States

78. Baltimore ,United States

79. Valencia, Spain

80. Manchester, United Kingdom

81. Nashville, United States

82. Salt Lake City, United States

83. Dusseldorf, Germany

84. Sao Paulo, Brazil

85. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

86. Raleigh, United States

87. Warsaw, Poland

88. Marseille, France

89. San Antonio, United States

90. Birmingham, United Kingdom

91. Columbus, United States

92. Shanghai, China

93. St. Louis, United States

94. Detroit, United States

95. Sacramento, United States

96. Milwaukee, United States

97. Kansas, City United States

98. Tampa, United States

99. Nuremberg, Germany

100. Bristol, United Kingdom

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/...ew-York-Tokyo-named-best-city-world-2019.html
 
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When I took a glance at a list, I noticed that almost all the cities on the list are from Western countries and some from East Asian, Latin American, South East Asian and Gulf countries.

There are no cities from South Asian countries in this top 100.
Which South Asian city do you think should be in this list, (albeit at number 100)?
And why?
 
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toooo many people, I remember going to London as a kid and few months ago I was stuck in central London and it was a nightmare to exit central London. I rarely go London now!
 
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Surprised Canada is not up there.

What about Toronto and Ottawa?
 
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Surprised Canada is not up there.

What about Toronto and Ottawa?

They are on the list but not in the top 10:

17. Toronto, Canada
37. Vancouver, Canada
41. Calgary, Canada
49. Montreal, Canada
66. Edmonton, Canada
69. Ottawa, Canada

But, with 6 cities represented, Canada is doing alright.
 
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London Tops ‘2019 World’s Best Cities’ List

3. New York, United States
7. Chicago, United States
10. San Francisco, United States
13. Los Angeles, United States
15. Boston, United States
16. San Jose, United States
18. Washington, United States
24. Las Vegas, United States
26. Miami, United States
27. San Diego, United States
31. Houston, United States
34. Seattle, United States
35. Dallas, United States
43. Denver, United States
46. Orlando, United States
47. Austin, United States
50. Philadelphia, United States (<--- WTF!!!! )
52. Atlanta, United States
56. Minneapolis, United States
59. Portland, United States
75. Charlotte, United States
76. Phoenix, United States
77. New Orleans, United States
78. Baltimore ,United States
81. Nashville, United States
82. Salt Lake City, United States
86. Raleigh, United States
89. San Antonio, United States
91. Columbus, United States
93. St. Louis, United States
94. Detroit, United States
95. Sacramento, United States
96. Milwaukee, United States
97. Kansas, City United States
98. Tampa, United States

35/100 are in the US. The sad thing is after looking at some of these the world must truly be a sad place citywise (anything at #50 and above is questionable) ...no wonder people want to move here. @VCheng

Wow 2 cities..what a sad showing
21. Beijing, China
92. Shanghai, China

Shanghai is sandwiched between Columbus and St. Louis...yowza just ahead of Detroit.
 
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