Best Cities For Bleisure Travelers, 2020

Sophie IrelandCEO BriefingNovember 28, 2019

New York is the best city in the world for bleisure travel (business + leisure), according to a new study by the CEOWORLD magazine. As part of the 2019 CEOWORLD magazine Business Travel survey, we asked more than 120,000 readers which cities they plan to visit on the next business trip.

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 and Washington DC round out the list at nine and ten, respectively.

This study also indicates that business trip is essential for business owners, executives, and employees – more than 60% of travelers extend business trips for leisure purposes.

These so-called “bleisure” (business + leisure) travelers take an average of six business trips per year.

Business travel, whether it be for a conference, client meeting, or exploring a possible new business location, is inevitable for many organizations.

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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Sophie Ireland

Sophie is currently serving as a Senior Economist at CEOWORLD magazine's Global Unit. She started her career as a Young Professional at CEOWORLD magazine in 2010 and has since worked as an economist in three different regions, namely Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific. Her research interests primarily revolve around the topics of economic growth, labor policy, migration, inequality, and demographics. In her current role, she is responsible for monitoring macroeconomic conditions and working on subjects related to macroeconomics, fiscal policy, international trade, and finance. Prior to this, she worked with multiple local and global financial institutions, gaining extensive experience in the fields of economic research and financial analysis.

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