Sydney has been named the best city in the world in a study conducted by Condé Nast Traveler. The Top 10 World Cities ranking is part of the magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards 2024, which launched on October 1 in the UK. Sydney was ranked number one. It received a score of 1 with a score of 92.26 and was praised by Condé Nast Traveler UK for its ‘unique indoor-outdoor lifestyle’. Sydney beat out tourist attractions across five continents, including Spain’s Valencia (92.78), Singapore (92.47), Hong Kong (91.72) and Sweden’s Stockholm (91.11), which ranked second through fifth respectively.
According to the New York Post, Sydney was also named the second friendliest city in the world with a score of 93.85, behind Singapore’s 94.84, and Sydney’s The Fullerton was crowned Australia’s best hotel. Ta.
Condé Nast Traveler US also announced its Readers’ Choice Awards this week, with Sydney coming in third on the US award’s list of the world’s best cities for the “ideal getaway for any season.” Australian hotel The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne has been named Australia and New Zealand’s best hotel for 2024.
The winners of the UK and US Readers’ Choice Awards were chosen based on votes from more than 500,000 survey respondents, the Post reported.
Traveler said of Sydney: “If you’ve experienced any part of life Down Under, you’ve probably fallen in love with the unique indoor-outdoor lifestyle that Australians embrace so well. I guess so.”
The publication also asked readers to vote for their favorite airline, with Air New Zealand taking 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 this, you would think Sydney was in the midst of an international tourism boom. But according to the Post, the reality is somewhat different. Tourism Australia’s latest international traveler survey data shows Sydney welcomed just 3.446 million international visitors in June, which is still 16 per cent lower than the same period in 2019. .
However, John O’Sullivan, Experience’s chief executive and former Tourism Australia managing director, told the Sydney Morning Herald that the impressive award result was a huge win for Sydney. It could go a long way in attracting the attention of high-value international travelers, he said. People are more likely to spend more, stay longer and travel further within Australia.
