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Houston, You've Got a Problem
A joint poll on favourite US cities by AOL Travel and 'Travel + Leisure Magazine' has perhaps unsurprisingly rated New York as having the most stylish people and Honolulu as the best for a honeymoon. Fans or residents of Houston, however, may be disappointed with last place in four categories and no appearances in the top three.
New York may be happier with its last place, for 'peace and quiet', than either Philadelphia (attractiveness of people) or New Orleans (cleanliness). Los Angeles may not like its tag of having the least friendly people, but will have to try and laugh about it for fear of making things worse.
Nearly half a million AOL members voted on a list of twenty-five cities, as follows: Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santa Fe, Seattle, Tampa/St. Petersburg, and Washington, DC.
Participants voted on cities they lived in or had travelled to in a variety of categories, using a scale of 1 to 5, and identified themselves as natives of or travellers to the city rated. Rankings are based on the average scores of results from travellers only.
Highlights are as follows:
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| Cities
With The Friendliest People |
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| 1) |
Nashville |
| 2) |
Honolulu |
| 3) |
San Antonio |
| LEAST:
Los Angeles |
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| Top Cities For Honeymoons |
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| 1) |
Honolulu |
| 2) |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 3) |
San Francisco |
| WORST: Houston |
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| Top
Cities For People-Watching |
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| 1) |
Las Vegas |
| 2) |
New Orleans |
| 3) |
New York |
| WORST:
Houston |
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| Cities
With The Most Attractive People |
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| 1) |
San Diego |
| 2) |
Honolulu |
| 3) |
San Francisco |
| LEAST:
Philadelphia |
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| Cities
With The Most Stylish People |
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| 1) |
New York |
| 2) |
San Francisco |
| 3) |
Las Vegas |
| LEAST:
Philadelphia |
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| Top
Cities For Shopping |
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| 1) |
New York |
| 2) |
Chicago |
| 3) |
San Francisco |
| WORST:
Austin |
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| Top
Cities For Public Transportation |
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| 1) |
Portland |
| 2) |
Washington, DC |
| 3) |
San Francisco |
| WORST:
Houston |
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| Top
Cities To Visit In Spring |
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| 1) |
San Diego |
| 2) |
Washington, DC |
| 3) |
San Antonio |
| WORST:
Houston |
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| Top
Cities For Dining Out |
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| 1) |
New Orleans |
| 2) |
San Francisco |
| 3) |
New York |
| WORST:
Austin |
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| Top
Cities For Cleanliness |
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| 1) |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| 2) |
Honolulu |
| 3) |
Portland |
| LEAST:
New Orleans |
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| Top
Cities For Peace + Quiet |
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| 1) |
Santa Fe |
| 2) |
Portland |
| 3) |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| WORST:
New York |
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| Top
Cities For Historical Sites + Monuments |
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| 1) |
Washington,
DC |
| 2) |
Boston |
| 3) |
Philadelphia |
| WORST:
Las Vegas |
* Results highlighted here are according to visitors to the city, not locals.
Results of the survey will be featured in Travel + Leisure magazine's April issue, online at www.travelandleisure.com/afc and at AOL Keyword: Travel Survey. The world's leading travel magazine, Travel + Leisure is part of the American Express Publishing Corporation and also publishes SkyGuide and a variety of cooking, travel, wine, time management, and financial books and products.
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