- SAN FRANCISCO IS THE TOPS
Favorites hold their spots at Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
October 18, 2006
The November 2006 issue of Conde Nast Traveler celebrates the 19th annual Readers’ Choice Awards. The results are derived from the largest independent poll of consumers’ preferences, the Readers’ Choice Survey, second in size only to the U.S. Census. With over 21,000 travelers voting this year, the lists show an even greater global variety and depth.
This year many perennial favorites hold on to their top spots, for example
San Francisco, the #1 U.S. City, has also been #1 for 18 of the past 19 years (in 1992 Santa Fe won the honor).
The Readers Choice Awards gala took place on Monday, October 16th in New York City at the American Museum of Natural History. The program titled Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards will premiere on the Travel Channel on Wednesday, October 25th at 8 PM (ET/PT).
Top Cities - United States
1. San Francisco, CA
2. Santa Fe, NM
3. New York, NY
Each city was judged according to specific criteria such as ambiance, friendliness, culture/sites, restaurants, lodging and shopping.
And, here are more!
September 2006 – Executive Travel magazine readers name San Francisco winner of the 2006 Executive Travel Leading Edge Award. San Francisco was voted Best City FOR A THREE DAY WEEKEND over all of her competitors around the world. Readers nominated winners in 65 categories in an open format ballot.
(I agree - I spent three days when I went out to sign the contract and I think the city is A+ perfect. - diane)
October 2006 - Writers at CityBloc.com, one of the largest online sources for demographic and statistical information on U.S. cities, rates San Francisco International AIRPORT the “Best Airport in North America,” citing a “combination of great shopping and restaurants WITH EXCELLENT TRANSPORTATION LINKS."
December 2005 – Executive Travel magazine named San Francisco International Airport the BEST AIRPORT in the United States in its annual "Best of Executive Travel" awards.
August 2007 – Forbes.com in their seventh annual “Best Cities for Singles” report named San Francisco the No. 1 city. Up from fourth place in 2006, the city ranked first for culture and received high marks for number of singles, nightlife, online dating and “cool.”
August 2007 – The readers of Successful Meetings selected the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau to receive the magazine’s Pinnacle Award for providing outstanding service in their meeting programs. This is the 16th time that San Francisco has received this award.
February, 2007 – According to a survey conducted by the American Institute of Architects, the Golden Gate Bridge is the fifth favorite structure in the U.S. (I wonder what the other 'favorite structures' are?? Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, Capitol, St Louis Arch - now I'm really curious. - diane )
April, 2006 – Conde Nast Traveler dubs the new de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park one of the “The new seven wonders” in a cover story noting that “great architecture doesn’t just turn heads, it determines where we’re heading” adding that the Herzog & de Meuron-designed structure is “full of clever flourishes that work with, rather that against, the landscape.”