MOVE over Las Vegas and Los Angeles – New York has been named the world’s best destination for business travelers, according to the CEOWORLD magazine’s list for 2020. Paris ranked number 2 on the list, followed by London (No. 3), Tokyo (No. 4), and Singapore (No. 5).
Magazine placed Rome in sixth on the list ahead of Hawaii and Hong Kong. Phuket in Thailand and Washington DC round out the list at nine and ten, respectively.
Amsterdam in the Netherlands took the No. 11 spot, followed by Beijing (No.12) and Las Vegas (No.13).
Meanwhile, Dubai ranked No. 14 in the CEOWORLD magazine’s ranking of the world’s best destinations for business travelers 2020.
Bangkok came in fifteenth place, followed by Goa (sixteenth), Bali (seventeenth), Los Angeles (eighteenth), and Seoul in South Korea, ranked nineteenth.
Out of 125 best destinations in the world for business travelers, the Greek capital Athens ranked No. 20th.
| Rank | Destination | Country | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | United States | 69.27 | AAA |
| 2 | Paris | France | 66.19 | AAA |
| 3 | London | United Kingdom | 65.47 | AAA |
| 4 | Tokyo | Japan | 65.06 | AAA |
| 5 | Singapore | Singapore | 64.54 | AA+ |
| 6 | Rome | Italy | 64.29 | AA+ |
| 7 | Hawaii | United States | 63.87 | AA+ |
| 8 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 63.78 | AA+ |
| 9 | Phuket | Thailand | 62.94 | AA+ |
| 10 | Washington DC | United States | 62.26 | AA+ |
| 11 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 61.36 | AA |
| 12 | Beijing | China | 61.35 | AA |
| 13 | Las Vegas | United States | 61.33 | AA |
| 14 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 61.07 | AA |
| 15 | Bangkok | Thailand | 60.21 | AA |
| 16 | Goa | India | 60.19 | AA |
| 17 | Bali | Indonesia | 60.14 | AA |
| 18 | Los Angeles | United States | 59.91 | AA− |
| 19 | Seoul | South Korea | 59.88 | AA− |
| 20 | Athens | Greece | 59.58 | AA− |
| 21 | Macau | Macau | 59.39 | AA− |
| 22 | Shanghai | China | 59.3 | AA− |
| 23 | Taipei | Taiwan | 59.19 | AA− |
| 24 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 59.15 | AA− |
| 25 | Zurich | Switzerland | 59.09 | AA− |
| 26 | Sydney | Australia | 58.96 | A+ |
| 27 | New Delhi | India | 58.85 | A+ |
| 28 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 58.8 | A+ |
| 29 | San Diego | United States | 58.72 | A+ |
| 30 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 58.61 | A+ |
| 31 | Barcelona | Spain | 58.59 | A+ |
| 32 | Santorini | Greece | 58.47 | A+ |
| 33 | Vienna | Austria | 58.37 | A+ |
| 34 | Geneva | Switzerland | 57.9 | A |
| 35 | Miami | United States | 57.81 | A |
| 36 | Milan | Italy | 57.76 | A |
| 37 | Kerala | India | 57.39 | A |
| 38 | Madrid | Spain | 57.22 | A |
| 39 | Chicago | United States | 56.94 | A |
| 40 | Lisbon | Portugal | 56.45 | A |
| 41 | Moscow | Russia | 56.41 | A |
| 42 | Jaipur | India | 56.38 | A |
| 43 | Prague | Czech Republic | 56.38 | A |
| 44 | Dublin | Ireland | 56.34 | A |
| 45 | Bengaluru | India | 56.23 | A |
| 46 | Naples | Italy | 56.02 | A |
| 47 | Boston | United States | 55.88 | A− |
| 48 | Gold Coast | Australia | 55.69 | A− |
| 49 | Majorca | Spain | 55.27 | A− |
| 50 | San Francisco | United States | 55.18 | A− |
| 51 | Fiji | South Pacific | 55.16 | A− |
| 52 | Florence | Italy | 55.06 | A− |
| 53 | Corfu | Greece | 54.5 | A− |
| 54 | Berlin | Germany | 54.26 | A− |
| 55 | Wellington | New Zealand | 54.12 | A− |
| 56 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 54.1 | A− |
| 57 | Seattle | United States | 54.03 | BBB+ |
| 58 | Ibiza | Spain | 53.98 | BBB+ |
| 59 | French Polynesia | South Pacific | 53.63 | BBB+ |
| 60 | Christchurch | New Zealand | 53.53 | BBB+ |
| 61 | Melbourne | Australia | 53.45 | BBB+ |
| 62 | Rhodes | Greece | 53.44 | BBB+ |
| 63 | Jaisalmer | India | 53.4 | BBB+ |
| 64 | Cambodia | Cambodia | 53.33 | BBB+ |
| 65 | Menorca | Spain | 53.17 | BBB+ |
| 66 | Budapest | Hungary | 53.17 | BBB+ |
| 67 | Venice | Italy | 52.93 | BBB |
| 68 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 52.91 | BBB |
| 69 | Istanbul | Turkey | 52.86 | BBB |
| 70 | Porto | Portugal | 52.78 | BBB |
| 71 | Mumbai | India | 52.71 | BBB |
| 72 | Bucharest | Romania | 52.58 | BBB |
| 73 | Queenstown | New Zealand | 52.52 | BBB |
| 74 | Kyoto | Japan | 52.46 | BBB |
| 75 | Perth | Australia | 52.36 | BBB |
| 76 | Cyprus | Cyprus | 52.34 | BBB |
| 77 | Brisbane | Australia | 52.33 | BBB |
| 78 | Udaipur | India | 52.31 | BBB |
| 79 | Auckland | New Zealand | 52.31 | BBB |
| 80 | Munich | Germany | 52.21 | BBB |
| 81 | Hanoi | Vietnam | 52.09 | BBB |
| 82 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 52.05 | BBB |
| 83 | Adelaide | Australia | 52.04 | BBB |
| 84 | Amman | Jordan | 51.75 | BBB− |
| 85 | Canary Islands | Spain | 51.72 | BBB− |
| 86 | Chiang Mai | Thailand | 51.65 | BBB− |
| 87 | Agra | India | 51.57 | BBB− |
| 88 | Osaka | Japan | 51.55 | BBB− |
| 89 | Kathmandu | Nepal | 51.41 | BBB− |
| 90 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 51.12 | BBB− |
| 91 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | 50.98 | BB+ |
| 92 | Cairo | Egypt | 50.97 | BB+ |
| 93 | Hamburg | Germany | 50.94 | BB+ |
| 94 | Crete | Greece | 50.91 | BB+ |
| 95 | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 50.88 | BB+ |
| 96 | Cartagena | Colombia | 50.87 | BB+ |
| 97 | Doha | Qatar | 50.63 | BB+ |
| 98 | Corsica | France | 50.51 | BB+ |
| 99 | Warsaw | Poland | 50.43 | BB+ |
| 100 | Malta | Malta | 50.41 | BB+ |
| 101 | Belize | Belize | 50.4 | BB+ |
| 102 | Nice | France | 50.32 | BB+ |
| 103 | Medellin | Colombia | 50.11 | BB+ |
| 104 | Jerusalem | Israel | 50.06 | BB+ |
| 105 | Madeira Island | Portugal | 50.06 | BB+ |
| 106 | Jamaica | Jamaica | 49.99 | BB |
| 107 | Valencia | Spain | 49.93 | BB |
| 108 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 49.89 | BB |
| 109 | Bogota | Colombia | 49.84 | BB |
| 110 | Krakow | Poland | 49.47 | BB |
| 111 | Mykonos | Greece | 49.29 | BB |
| 112 | Seville | Spain | 49.29 | BB |
| 113 | Sharm El Sheikh | Egypt | 49.14 | BB |
| 114 | Marrakech | Morocco | 49.07 | BB |
| 115 | Lima | Peru | 49.07 | BB |
| 116 | Santiago | Chile | 49.07 | BB |
| 117 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49.02 | BB |
| 118 | Cusco | Peru | 48.91 | BB− |
| 119 | Nairobi | Kenya | 48.79 | BB− |
| 120 | Cape Town | South Africa | 48.67 | BB− |
| 121 | New Caledonia | South Pacific | 48.61 | BB− |
| 122 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 48.6 | BB− |
| 123 | Zakynthos | Greece | 48.36 | BB− |
| 124 | Eilat | Israel | 48.29 | BB− |
| 125 | Vanuatu | South Pacific | 48.27 | BB− |
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