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Esta página no está disponible en español. Business Wire Which Cities In The U.S.A. Do Travelers Love Most? March 14, 2003 NEW YORK & DULLES, Va. - More Than 500,000 People Rated American Cities in the America Online / Travel + Leisure 'America's Favorite Cities' Survey Portland Rated as the Cleanest City, San Diego Residents Voted Best Looking People, Washington, DC Selected at the Best Place to Visit in Spring, San Juan as the most romantic. Travel + Leisure Magazine and America Online announced today the results of the "America's Favorite Cities" online survey. Travel + Leisure and the AOL Travel Channel asked more than half a million AOL members their opinions on 25 of the country's most popular urban destinations, with questions ranging from how attractive and friendly the locals are to the quality of the shopping, nightlife, and even public transportation. For the complete survey results and methodology, go online to www.travelandleisure.com/afc or AOL Keyword: travel survey. The 25 cities in the AOL / Travel + Leisure America's Favorite Cities survey include: Atlanta; Austin; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Dallas-Fort Worth; Denver; Honolulu; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Miami; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Nashville; New Orleans; New York; Orlando; Philadelphia; Phoenix-Scottsdale; Portland, OR; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.
1) San Diego 2) Honolulu 3) Austin 4) San Juan 5) San Francisco WORST LOOKING: Baltimore 1) Nashville 2) Honolulu 3) San Antonio 4) Minneapolis-St. Paul 5) Austin LEAST FRIENDLY: Los Angeles 1) New York 2) Chicago 3) San Francisco 4) Austin 5) New Orleans WORST: Phoenix-Scottsdale 1) Washington, DC 2) San Diego 3) Austin 4) Honolulu 5) San Antonio WORST: Los Angeles 1) Portland 2) Minneapolis-St. Paul 3) Honolulu 4) San Diego 5) Orlando DIRTIEST: New Orleans 1) San Francisco 2) Washington, DC 3) Honolulu 4) San Diego 5) Chicago LEAST ATTRACTIVE: Los Angeles 1) New Orleans 2) Miami 3) Las Vegas 4) New York 5) Austin WORST: Washington, DC 1) New York 2) Miami 3) Las Vegas 4) New Orleans 5) San Francisco WORST: Baltimore 1) New York 2) Portland 3) Washington, DC 4) San Francisco 5) Chicago WORST: Los Angeles 1) San Juan, Puerto Rico 2) Honolulu 3) San Francisco 4) New Orleans 5) San Diego LEAST ROMANTIC: Atlanta Methodology: Respondents rated the cities of their choice on specific characteristics using a scale of 1 to 5, and identified themselves as natives of or travelers to the city rated. Rankings are based on the average scores of results from travelers only. For full survey methodology, go to www.travelandleisure.com/afc.
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