BEST CITIES FOR 2021
1. LONDON UNITED KINGDOM• London, the capital of capitals reigns atop the world's best cities for the fifth year.
• It ranks #16 for the quality of its outdoor experiences, #5 for the number of Global Fortune 500 companies, 29th for GDP Per Capita and 52nd for Unemployment
2. NEW YORK
3. PARIS FRANCE
4. MOSCOW RUSSIA
10. MADRID
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• New York ranks at #4 in the world for Global 500 companies. The city that never sleeps, #2 for Nightlife, New York is the world's top-ranked city for Culture.
• In the past decade, New York has enjoyed dizzying increases in tourism arrivals, and a record 64.2 million visitors Jostled with locals last year
• Despite multiple terrorist attacks and the destruction of its iconic cathedral, Paris witnessed 35.4 million visitors in 2019, according to Statista.
• The City of Light has the 2nd best Airport Connectivity, a #5 ranking for Museums (it has more than a hundred), and #7 for Attractions. It also nabbed the #3 spot in the Shopping category.
• Moscow, a cultural gold mine, was the 14th-most trending city over the past year.
Moscow is what Travel + Leisure calls a "revolution of creativity, giving it an • atmosphere of young, free-thinking exuberance that has touched every aspect of city life
• A city of symbols and icons, it ranks #4 for Airport Connectivity and #3 ranking for Culture.
5. TOKYO
JAPAN
• Despite earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons, Tokyo grabbed the #1 spot for Safety
• It also earned the #1 rank in Shopping and #9 for Nightlife. Tokyo boasts the second most restaurants of any city worldwide and retains the #3 spot for Prosperity globally
It has the second-highest number of Global 500 headquarters
6. DUBAI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
• Dubai is a city of superlatives with an alluring blend of over-the-top experiences, Arab heritage and luxury shopping,
• It has the world's tallest tower - the Burj Khalifa, one of the largest aquarium tanks, and the world's first "nature-inspired shopping mall.
7. SINGAPORE
• Singapore is fast-emerging as Asian financial superpower with elevated infrastructure and homegrown innovation
• Its reinvestment into research, talent and corporate headquarters recruitment ensure it will be home to a sustainably wealthy citizenry for decades to come.
8. BARCELONA
SPAIN
• Barcelona is an almost ideal European city, with near-perfect weather year-round, miles and miles of beaches, iconic parks, striking architecture and colourful neighbourhoods.
• Steeped in history and wearing its cultural identity proudly on its sleeve, the city ranks #3 globally for Nightlife.
9. LOS ANGELES UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• Los Angeles keeps breaking tourism records as it rolls out more multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects after another.
• It has #9 ranking in the subcategory of Facebook Check-ins, #10 for Instagram Hashtags and #5 for Google Search
• It ranks #18 globally in the Museums subcategory and #15 in the Restaurants subcategory
SPAIN
• Madrid, a newcomer to the Top 10, is reviving its city-building legacy. It's not just the well-known cultural richness, Madrid is finally committed to the modern reinvention of the city.
• It ranked #18 in the Sights & Landmarks subcategory and earned #11 rank for Culture and #6 for Nightlife
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