These are the ten cities most likely to host visitors in their homes, cost-free for travel.
A TravelBird study reveals which cities are most likely to host a visitor in their home free from charge:
Paris, France takes the top spot, followed closely by New York, USA and Istanbul, Turkey. London, UK, Berlin, Germany and Madrid, Spain also rank in the top 10 for travel.
Online travel specialists TravelBird have released a ranking of the cities most likely to host traveling guests cost-free. The data is presented as part of a larger Most Welcoming Cities ranking, which calculates data from seven factors, including willingness to host guests free of charge, to determine the most welcoming cities on the planet. Paris, France, the third most popular travel destination in 2016, topped the list of cities most likely to host guests for free, followed by New York, USA and Istanbul, Turkey. TravelBird undertook the study as a whole to take notice of those cities that are making impressive efforts to welcome tourists responsibly.
The ten cities most likely to host visitors in their homes free of charge are as follows:
|
Rank |
City |
Country |
Openness to Host Tourists at Home Score |
Total Score in Full Study |
Final Rank in Full Study |
|
1 |
Paris |
France |
10.00 |
5.62 |
65 |
|
2 |
New York |
USA |
9.91 |
7.38 |
18 |
|
3 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
9.83 |
4.49 |
88 |
|
4 |
London |
UK |
9.74 |
7.06 |
29 |
|
5 |
Moscow |
Russia |
9.65 |
4.12 |
97 |
|
6 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
9.48 |
5.29 |
73 |
|
7 |
Los Angeles |
USA |
9.39 |
6.30 |
49 |
|
8 |
Berlin |
Germany |
9.36 |
7.37 |
19 |
|
9 |
Madrid |
Spain |
9.30 |
6.52 |
42 |
|
10 |
St. Petersburg |
Russia |
9.21 |
6.03 |
57 |
Further findings from this study include…
- Copenhagen, Denmark is the most welcoming city according to travel experts.
- Singapore scores the best for port of entry.
- Abu Dhabi, UAE is the safest city in the index.
- Oslo, Norway is the happiest city.
- Dublin, Ireland scores highest for English proficiency.
- Doha, Qatar, Manama, Bahrain and Lima, Peru have the lowest levels of over-tourism.
- The Netherlands is home to cities that feature in both the top 10 and bottom 10 for over-tourism. Amsterdam ranks as the 3rd worst city for over-tourism, while Rotterdam ranks as the 4th best city for low levels of over-tourism.
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