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10-20-2008, 08:40 AM
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4 US Cities rank among World's 10 Favorite
Based on a survey completed by 32,000 of its subscription paying readers, Conde Nast has come out with its list of the World's Favorite Cities for 2008.
World's 10 Favorite Cites, 2008
1 Sydney, Australia 87.2
2 San Francisco, USA 85.2
3 Florence, Italy 84.5
4 Cape Town, South Africa 83.0
5 Charleston, USA 82.9
6 Bangkok, Thailand 82.8
7 Rome, Italy 84.4
8 Vancouver, Canada 81.9
9 New York, USA 81.6
10 Santa Fe, USA 81.5
http://www.concierge.com/images/cnt/...RCABCities.pdf
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10-20-2008, 11:24 AM
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These ranking are always so odd. Charleston is a great town, but what about Paris, or London, or Barcelona, or Berlin?
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10-20-2008, 11:46 AM
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Quote:
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These ranking are always so odd. Charleston is a great town, but what about Paris, or London, or Barcelona, or Berlin?
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Or Prague or Budapest? Buenos Aires? Monaco? Venice?
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10-20-2008, 11:49 AM
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OK, I see where some the 'omitted' cities pop up on Top 10s by continent.
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10-20-2008, 12:54 PM
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How many people outside the US have heard of Charleston or Santa Fe?? They're nice cities, but I'm thinking people don't actually know anything about them. Strange list.
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10-20-2008, 01:42 PM
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Santa Fe? Really? In that case why isn't Scranton on the list? 
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10-20-2008, 02:03 PM
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say what?
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Originally Posted by Chicago60614
How many people outside the US have heard of Charleston or Santa Fe?? They're nice cities, but I'm thinking people don't actually know anything about them. Strange list.
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Agreed... 
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10-20-2008, 02:08 PM
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10-20-2008, 02:15 PM
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Keeping it real..............
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If people are bewildered by this list they should look at who put it out, Conde Nast. This magazine isn't exactly representative of the average traveler at all. CN specializes in luxury travel, high priced hotels, spas, etc... and all that crap most people don't care about or can't afford. So this list maybe makes sense for 1-3% of the population.
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10-20-2008, 02:57 PM
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Quote:
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How many people outside the US have heard of Charleston or Santa Fe?? They're nice cities, but I'm thinking people don't actually know anything about them. Strange list.
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Yeah, I totally agree.
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