
The world's top city destinations in the Covid era
CNN
The Covid pandemic overturned the travel landscape. These are the tourist destinations that adapted best to the challenges during 2021 -- and most of them are in Europe
(CNN) — There are many ways to judge a city's success as a tourist destination beyond the number of visitors it gets.
There's infrastructure, sustainability and economics; how it copes with the challenges of attracting and accommodating travelers while maintaining quality of life for residents; and then there's the efficacy of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
UK-based market research company Euromonitor used to be known for its annual Top 100 City Destinations list, which -- until Covid upended everything in 2020 -- ranked leading destinations by number of international arrivals.

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