NEWTON, Mass., May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor(®), the world's largest travel site*, today announced the results of its second annual Cities Survey, revealing how travelers view key tourist cities around the world. 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.

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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.

New York City, the only U.S. city on the list of world destinations evaluated in the survey, was top of the heap for best restaurants and nightlife. It also came in second for best overall experience, shopping and attractions/things to do. In terms of value for the money, the Big Apple ranked #30, and also ranked in the lower third for cleanliness of streets. Travelers think the Big Apple's cab drivers could flash some more smiles--it ranked #30 for friendliness of taxis.

Other high ranking cities were Singapore, which was number one for comfort traveling alone, and second for taxi service, cleanliness of streets, ease of getting around and family-friendliness; Rome, which topped the list of attractions/things to do and culture; and Dubai, first for shopping and hotels.

Here's a snapshot of some of the top performers by category:

Overall Top Performers:

    Category                 First place   Second place  Third place
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    Helpful locals           Tokyo         Cape Town     Lisbon
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    Friendliest taxi drivers Dubrovnik     Tokyo         Singapore
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    Best taxi services       Tokyo         Singapore     Dublin
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    Cleanest streets         Tokyo         Singapore     Berlin
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    Ease of getting around   Vienna        Singapore     Berlin
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    Best public transport    Tokyo         Vienna        Berlin
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    Best value for money     Budapest      Lisbon        Hanoi
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    Comfort traveling alone  Singapore     Tokyo         Vienna
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    Best for shopping        Dubai         New York City London
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    Best for hotels          Dubai         Cancun        Bangkok
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    Best for restaurants     New York City Cape Town     Tokyo
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    Best for attractions     Rome          New York City Paris
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    Family-friendliness      Stockholm     Singapore     Copenhagen
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    Best for culture         Rome          Vienna        Paris
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    Best for nightlife       New York City London        Tokyo
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    Best overall experience  Tokyo         New York City Barcelona
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Overall Low Rankers:

    Category                 Last place      Second last     Third last
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    Helpful locals           Moscow          Beijing         Marrakech
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    Friendliest taxi drivers Moscow          Beijing         Brussels
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    Best taxi services       Moscow          Beijing         Kuala Lumpur
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    Cleanest streets         Mumbai          Marrakech       Bangkok
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    Ease of getting around   Mumbai          Punta Cana      Marrakech
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    Best public transport    Marrakech       Hanoi           Sharm el Sheikh
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    Best value for money     Moscow          Rio de Janeiro  Copenhagen
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    Comfort traveling alone  Punta Cana      Sharm el Sheikh Marrakech
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    Best for shopping        Punta Cana      Moscow          Rio de Janeiro
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    Best for hotels          Moscow          Rio de Janeiro  Brussels
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    Best for restaurants     Punta Cana      Moscow          Marrakech
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    Best for attractions     Punta Cana      Sharm el Sheikh Mumbai
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    Family-friendliness      Marrakech       Moscow          Mumbai
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    Best for culture         Sharm el Sheikh Punta Cana      Dubai
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    Best for nightlife       Marrakech       Punta Cana      Hanoi
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    Best overall experience  Mumbai          Punta Cana      Moscow
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"Tokyo has received high marks from TripAdvisor travelers, who praise the city for its hospitality, cleanliness and outstanding public transit system," said Brooke Ferencsik, director of communications for TripAdvisor. "New York City was also well decorated in the TripAdvisor Cities Survey, recognized by travelers for its world class restaurants and nightlife."

Note to Editors: The survey was sent to those who have written a review on either a hotel, restaurant or attraction in the featured cities during 2013. To be included in the results, a city was required to have a minimum of 300 completed responses, with the ranking based on average scores for each question. All analysis was conducted by Brainbox Research. The selection of featured cities is based on the key cities from countries that receive the largest number of international visitor arrivals (data compiled by the UNWTO 2012).

About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor(®) is the world's largest travel site*, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching nearly 260 million unique monthly visitors**, and more than 150 million reviews and opinions covering more than 4 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 39 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.

TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 22 other travel media brands: www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.gateguru.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.onetime.com, www.oyster.com, www.seatguru.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.travelpod.com, www.tripbod.com, www.vacationhomerentals.com, www.virtualtourist.com, and www.kuxun.cn.

*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, Q1 2014

**Source: Google Analytics, average monthly unique users, Q1 2014; does not include traffic to daodao.com

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