Sydney has been declared the best city in the world in a survey conducted by conde nast travelerThe top-10 global cities ranking is part of the publication’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards for 2024, which launched in the UK on October 1. Sydney, which is no. Is in place. 1 with a score of 92.26, praised by Condé Nast Traveler UK for its “unique, indoor-outdoor way of life”. Sydney overtook tourism hotspots spanning five continents, including Valencia in Spain (92.78), Singapore (92.47), Hong Kong (91.72) and Stockholm, Sweden (91.11), which ranked second to fifth respectively.
according to New York PostWith a score of 93.85, Sydney was named the second friendliest city in the world, behind Singapore with 94.84 points, while Sydney hotel The Fullerton was crowned the best hotel in Australia.
Conde Nast Traveler US also unveiled its Readers’ Choice Awards this week, with Sydney ranked third in the US awards list of the world’s best cities, and described as “an ideal holiday regardless of the weather”. Australian hotel The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne was named the best hotel in Australia and New Zealand for 2024.
The UK and US Readers’ Choice Award winners were chosen based on votes from more than half a million survey respondents Post Informed.
The Traveler said of Sydney, “If you’ve experienced even a little of life down there, you’ve probably been attracted to the unique, indoor-outdoor way of life that Australians have adapted to so well.”
Additionally, the publication also had readers vote on their favorite airlines, with Air New Zealand coming in first place, followed by Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Emirates and British Airways.
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Meanwhile, in September, Sydney was also named Oceania’s leading city destination at the World Travel Awards 2024.
With results like these, you would think Sydney was in the midst of an international tourism boom. However, according to the post, the reality is somewhat different. According to Tourism Research Australia’s most recent international visitor survey data, Sydney welcomed just 3,446,000 overseas visitors in June, still down 16 per cent from the same period in 2019.
But experience company chief executive and former managing director of Tourism Australia John O’Sullivan told the Sydney Morning Herald that stellar awards results could go a long way to getting Sydney on the radar of high-value international travelers – that is, those with more There is a possibility of spending, longer stays and onward travel within Australia.
