Rather than just rely on data around, say, a place’s livability or how easy it is to bike there, Resonance uses a combination of core statistics (like GDP and homicide rates) and qualitative evaluations by both locals and visitors (from online channels like Instagram and TripAdvisor) to paint a more comprehensive picture of a world’s best city. “Far from it,” said Chris Fair, president and CEO of Resonance Consultancy, whose 2023 World’s Best Cities list was released today with many familiar destinations at the top.įor the past 15 years, Resonance-a consultancy group in real estate, tourism, and economic development-has taken a holistic approach to a popular “best-of” list. Does this spell the end for the big city?

Hundreds of thousands left major metropolitan centers like New York, San Francisco, and Rome for more affordable pastures meanwhile, LinkedIn reports that one in six job listings is “remote,” fueling somewhat of a planet-wide existential crisis. In the past year, the global population started moving again en masse, in pursuit of the ideal place to work, live, and play. Things are still in flux for the world’s best cities.

Someday, we will start a story without referencing the “pandemic pause”-but this is not that day.

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