TripAdvisor reveals Tokyo, Singapore and Dubai among top picks for Cities Survey

Singapore by night.

Travel site TripAdvisor has revealed the results of its second annual Cities Survey, compiled from more than 54,000 responses from those who have recently written TripAdvisor reviews for featured cities around the world.

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, ranking among the top 10 in 13 of 16 categories in the survey.

Other high ranking cities were Singapore, which was number one for comfort traveling alone, and second for taxi service, cleanliness of streets, and ease of getting around, and Dubai, first for shopping and hotels.

“Tokyo has received high marks from TripAdvisor travellers who praise the city for its hospitality, cleanliness and outstanding public transit system,” said Brooke Ferencsik, Director of communications for TripAdvisor.

Overall Top Performers in Asia and Middle East

Category	First Place	Second place	Third place
Helpful locals	Tokyo
Friendliest taxi drivers		Tokyo	Singapore
Best taxi services	Tokyo	Singapore
Cleanest streets	Tokyo	Singapore
Ease of getting around		Singapore
Best public transport	Tokyo
Best value for money			Hanoi
Comfort traveling alone	Singapore	Tokyo
Best for shopping	Dubai
Best for hotels	Dubai		Bangkok
Best for restaurants			Tokyo
Best for nightlife			Tokyo
Best overall experience	Tokyo

Overall Low Rankers in Asia and Middle East

Category	Last place	Second last	Third last
Helpful locals		Beijing
Friendliest taxi drivers		Beijing
Best taxi services		Beijing	Kuala Lumpur
Cleanest streets	Mumbai		Bangkok
Ease of getting around	Mumbai
Best public transport		Hanoi
Best for culture			Dubai
Best for nightlife			Hanoi
Best overall experience	Mumbai

*About the survey

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).