Europe dominated the most attractive travel cities with seven of the top 10 and 63 cities in the top 100.
Euromonitor International, a London-based market research company, announced the '100 Best Cities Index' for 2023. Paris, the capital of France, topped the list for the third time.
Europe stood out in the index with 7 cities in the top 10 and a total of 63 cities in the top 100.
According to the index, which is ranked according to criteria such as tourism infrastructure, policies and performance, sustainability, economic performance, health and safety, Paris has once again become the most attractive travel city in the world. Istanbul received the highest number of international visitors in 2023.
Europe dominated the most attractive travel cities with seven of the top 10 and 63 cities in the top 100. Non-European cities in the top 10 are Dubai in second place, Tokyo in fourth and New York in eighth.
Madrid ranked third, with Amsterdam, Berlin and Rome at numbers 5, 6 and 7 respectively. Barcelona and then London completed the top 10.
From Turkey, Istanbul ranked 23rd, Antalya 57th and Muğla 93rd in the top 100.
The top 100 also included four new cities that improved their tourism performance this year. These cities were Washington in 48th place, Montreal in 68th place, Santiago in 88th place and Vilnius in 92nd place.
Asia was strongly represented in the top 20, with Singapore (11), Seoul (14), Osaka (16) and Hong Kong (17) making the list.The top 20 of the list of the 100 best cities in the world are as follows...
20. Lisbon, Portugal
19. Los Angeles, USA
18. Vienna, Austria
17. Hong Kong, China
16. Osaka, Japan
15. Dublin, Ireland
14. Seoul, South Korea
13. Milan, Italy
12. Munich, Germany
11. Singapore
10. London, England
9. Barcelona, Spain
8. New York, USA
7. Rome, Italy
6. Berlin, Germany
5. Amsterdam, Netherlands
4. Tokyo, Japan
2. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
3. Madrid, Spain
1. Paris, France
