Of the World’s top cities in 2024, Delhi the only one from India to make it to list

With the onset of the winter months – and even otherwise, at other times of the year too – the Capital city of New Delhi and its adjoining NCR (National Capital Region) areas, are usually in the news for the poor air quality, and the often-dangerous level AQI (air quality index), with good air days only a handful throughout the year.

Delhi, as we know, is a constant on the list of the poorest air quality cities/capitals across the world.

However, Delhi is also counted among the most attractive cities in the world and the latest report by data analytics company Euromonitor International affirms this once again. As per the report for 2024, Delhi is the only Indian city that made it to the top 100.

On this list led by Paris (the most attractive city in the world for the fourth consecutive year), Delhi is pegged as the highest-ranked Indian city at the 74^th spot – and the only Indian city to make it to the top 100.

The Euromonitor International report evaluates the cities on the basis of 55 different metrics across six key pillars: economic and business performance, tourism performance, tourism infrastructure, tourism policy and attractiveness, health and safety, and sustainability.

Media reports quoted Nadejda Popova, global head of loyalty at Euromonitor International, saying, “In 2024, global cities increasingly leveraged sports and cultural events to boost tourism revenues. Infrastructure improvements and continuous marketing have attracted travellers’ attention, creating further growth opportunities.

“Renewed concerns about overtourism are rising. In response, destinations continue to impose higher taxes and entry fees, promote year-round tourism, reward sustainable practices, and adopt GenAI solutions.”

Here is the list of the world’s top 100 cities for 2024:

1. Paris
2. Madrid
3. Tokyo
4. Rome
5. Milan
6. New York
7. Amsterdam
8. Sydney
9. Singapore
10. Barcelona
11. Taipei
12. Seoul
13. London
14. Dubai
15. Berlin
16. Osaka
17. Bangkok
18. Los Angeles
19. Istanbul
20. Melbourne
21. Hong Kong
22. Munich
23. Las Vegas
24. Florence
25. Prague
26. Dublin
27. Kyoto
28. Vienna
29. Lisbon
30. Venice
31. Kuala Lumpur
32. Athens
33. Orlando
34. Toronto
35. Miami
36. San Francisco
37. Shanghai
38. Frankfurt am Main
39. Copenhagen
40. Zurich
41. Washington
42. Pattaya-Chonburi
43. Vancouver
44. Stockholm
45. Mexico City
46. Oslo
47. São Paulo
48. Phuket
49. Helsinki
50. Brussels
51. Budapest
52. Guangzhou
53. Nice
54. Palma de Mallorca
55. Honolulu
56. Beijing
57. Warsaw
58. Seville
59. Valencia
60. Shenzhen
61. Doha
62. Abu Dhabi
63. Antalya
64. Fukuoka
65. Sapporo
66. Busan
67. Macau
68. Edinburgh
69. Montreal
70. Cancún
71. Bologna
72. Rhodes
73. Verona
74. Delhi
75. Porto
76. Ho Chi Minh City
77. Buenos Aires
78. Marne-La-Vallée
79. Rio de Janeiro
80. Kraków
81. Heraklion
82. Johor Bahru
83. Hanoi
84. Tel Aviv
85. Sharjah
86. Thessaloniki
87. Lima
88. Medina
89. Tbilisi
90. Riyadh
91. Tallinn
92. Marrakech
93. Mecca
94. Denpasar
95. Punta Cana
96. Santiago
97. Vilnius
98. Jerusalem
99. Zhuhai
100. Cairo

Source: Euromonitor International/Main Image of India Gate by Shalender Kumar from Pixabay