Traveler’s Guide: Top Cities For Traveling the Globe

Traveling to a popular city? Know before you go. When you plan for your summer vacation, the first type of destination that may come to mind is a larger, more touristy city like New York or Tokyo. But these aren’t the only cities that are worth visiting.

Trip Advisor recently ranked the best and worst cities in the world based on their accommodations. Using catergories like helpful locals, friendliest taxi drivers and best for nightlife the cities were ranked and reviewed. The results were compiled based on more than 54,000 responses from those who have recently written TripAdvisor reviews for featured cities around the world.

Ranking first for city with the best overall experience was Tokyo. The city also claimed top spots for helpfulness of locals, taxi service, local public transportation, and cleanliness of streets. Tokyo received high marks across the board, as it ranked among the top 10 in 13 of 16 categories in the survey.

Other high ranking cities were Singapore, New York City and Barcelona. New York being the only U.S. city on the list.