Seoul included among world's most attractive cities

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SEOUL, December 5 (AJP) - Seoul has been included among the world's ten most attractive cities, according to an annual survey by data analytics company Euromonitor International released this week.

The survey evaluates cities around the world based on several factors including "economic and business activity, tourism performance, infrastructure, tourism policy and appeal, health and safety, and sustainability."

Seoul ranked 10th, making it into the top ten for the first time this year, having steadily improved from 16th in 2016 to 24th in 2018 and rising to 12th last year.

Paris maintained the top spot for the fifth consecutive year, partly boosted by the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in December last year.

Madrid ranked second, followed by Tokyo, the highest-ranked Asian city. Rome and Milan placed fourth and fifth, with New York coming in sixth as the only U.S. city in the top 10. Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Singapore rounded out the remaining top-tier rankings.

London, which dropped out of the top 10 last year, slid further to 18th.

Meanwhile, Bangkok attracted the most tourists, with 30.3 million visitors, followed by Hong Kong, London, and Macau.

* This article, published by Economic Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
Park Kyung-ah 기자 kapark0508@economidaily.com

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