09 Sep 2009

Category: USA Travel Insurance News

New York has been named as the world's top city by Time Out magazine.

New York's architecture, culture, food and drink and overall 'buzz' make it the world's number one city right now, it has been claimed.

According to the new 'Top Ten World Cities' poll published by Time Out, the Big Apple is "hard to fault" when it comes to most things a visitor could wish for, whether it be a stunning building, a contemporary museum or a chic boutique.

London took the second spot, famed for its historic architecture, busy markets and vibrant nightlife.

Also making up the top five are the European cities of Paris, Berlin and Barcelona, with the rebuilding efforts in the German capital particularly praised by Time Out's judging panel, while also in joint-fifth spot are Chicago and Tokyo.

Meanwhile, Rome, Istanbul and Sydney also sneak onto the top ten list, with the Australian city cited by the judges in the Times as being a "good-time multi-cultural city with a healthy outdoors lifestyle".

Those travellers keen to see for themselves the best city in the world have been advised to take out travel insurance before jetting off, with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office reporting that it deals with numerous instances of lost or stolen passports in the USA each year.