News Archive: rankings and ratings

06, 2010 December:

No more years in Provence

More than 20 years after Peter Mayle published his famous semi-autobiographical novel A Year in Provence, the British dream of a second home in the French countryside seems to be dying out...

22, 2010 November:

London voted more attractive than Paris....by the French!

The two cities have been bitter rivals for years, arguing over which is the most beautiful, historic and tourist-friendly...

26, 2010 January:

Quality Street

Once again, it's time for the annual ‘Quality of Life Index,' which tells us, in no uncertain terms, where the best places to live in the world are - taking into consideration health, environment, work, climate, culture and economy - so which country has triumphed in 2010?

23, 2009 December:

The world's most loved landmark

There are so many famous sights and iconic buildings to choose from - so selecting the world's best loved landmark was always going to be a tough call - but that's just what a recent survey of more than 10,000 travellers did - and not one of poor old London's fabulous markers made it into the top ten...

18, 2009 December:

France finally gets 5 star

A cliched recipe for success is to aim for the stars. France's luxury hotels say they need to reach for just one more - the world's largest tourism destination has introduced a five-star category to its hotel ranking system and the country's gilded establishments are flocking to apply, believing the upgrade will reel in higher rollers...

13, 2009 November:

French ‘named and shamed'

They are known for their Gallic froideur and now France's reputation as the most unwelcoming country in Europe has been confirmed - our friends across the Channel have been named and shamed as the most hostile natives on the continent in a poll of 3,000 British tourists...

10, 2009 July:

World's tightest tourists

New Zealand tourists are among the fiscally tightest travellers in the world, a survey of 4500 hotels suggests...

03, 2009 July:

World tourism forecast

The latest edition of the World Tourism Barometer has revealed that international tourism will decrease between four and six per cent this year in response to the economic downturn and concerns about swine flu - with Europe posting the biggest decline - a fall of ten per cent between January and April this year...

27, 2008 October:

And the world's best building is...

The first ever World Building of the Year Award winner has been announced, beating off more than 700 other entries from 63 countries...

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