More Seattle Accolades

Conde Nast Traveler (Annual Reader's Choice Poll):
1996 - #6 Best U.S. Destination.
1995 - #6 Best U.S. Destination.
1994 - #6 Best U.S. Destination.
1993 - #4 Best U.S. Destination.
1991 - #6 Best U.S. Destination.
1990 - #8 favorite city to visit in the world, #2 in the U.S.
1989 - #10 - world's top cities.

1999
#5 favorite among Continental U.S. and Canadian cities, World’s Best Cities annual readers' poll - Travel & Leisure, September issue.

#4 among the top U.S. Arts Destinations - American Style, Summer issue.

#1 Best Place for Doing Business (Ranking of top U.S. metro areas) - Forbes magazine, May 31, 1999.

#3 among the Top-Ten Wired Cities in the U.S. - Yahoo! Internet Life survey.

1998 - #1 American City in Which to Start a Business - POV magazine.

1998 - #1 healthiest city for women - American Health for Women magazine.

1998 - #8 among Ten Best Restaurant Cities in America (except New York) - Esquire magazine.

1997 - #6 among North America's Most Improved Cities - Fortune magazine.

1997 - #6 favorite U.S. City - Travel Agent magazine (Readers' Choice Poll, April issue).

1996 - #1 Best City for Work and Family -Fortune magazine, November issue.

1996 -#7 favorite U.S. city and 25th favorite city in the world - Travel & Leisure magazine (World's Best Awards).

1995 - #1 Most Honest Place, Readers Digest magazine.

1992 - #1 Best City for Business - Fortune magazine.

1990 - Best North American City for Bicycling - Bicycling magazine.

1989 - #1 Most Livable City in U.S. - Places Rated Almanac (Prentice Hall).

1989 -#1 City to Live in America -Money magazine. (Seattle has finished in the top-ten several times over the years, including #2 in 1990 and in 1996 #2 Big City/#9 overall).

1989 - #1 City of the Future - USA Today.

1986 -#1 vacation destination - Vacation Places Rated (Rand McNally).

1986 - Most Livable City - Partners for Livable Places.

1982-86 - #1 Recreational City - Places Rated Almanac (Rand McNally).

1984, 1975 - Most Livable City - National Conference of Mayors.

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