08-25-2016, 05:45 PM
The study seems a little biased...
"London received 31.5 million visits from all over the world in 2015 including 12.9 million tourists from Great Britain. Research from London & Partners shows that 80 per cent of British visitors who have travelled to the capital in the last two years, agree that London is the best city in the world for culture. "
One good third of the visitors come from Britain alone. Do we know if they have any way of comparing their capital city to other capital cities they've visited? Including New York?
While it is true that any big city of culture (and capitals are generally that,) should have quite a wide offer of things to do, it is also true that people don't go to one city expecting to find exactly the same offer in another city. To some extent, you might say that they are not comparable.
Americans might go and have a walk in the streets of Paris with just as much fun or enjoyment as taking a walk through the streets and parks of London, but would they bother to go and see a film at the cinema in France? They probably only would if they understood the language well enough.
I see some smaller internationally known cities like my neighbouring Geneva as offering (almost?) all the attractions that a great capital would, excluding the large population, bustle and traffic jams of bigger cities. While more sedate, and shops are closed at night in Switzerland (true), this small-ish city has much to offer on all sorts of levels and even in languages that many people can understand. English and American films are available at cinemas with French and German subtitles. There are museums here, there is good quality music, there's art, there's shopping (even luxury items), there's a lake, there are mountains not far, there's a good airport, the public transport system is tops (but expensive), there are plenty of fine places to eat and rest too. There are parks, there's sport, there are concerts and plays and operas to attend, not to mention conferences.... Strangely, Geneva is not the capital of Switzerland, and its sister Zurich (slightly larger) is not either. Bern has a good deal of more culturally charged things to offer but remains quite a provincial town in the end.
"London received 31.5 million visits from all over the world in 2015 including 12.9 million tourists from Great Britain. Research from London & Partners shows that 80 per cent of British visitors who have travelled to the capital in the last two years, agree that London is the best city in the world for culture. "
One good third of the visitors come from Britain alone. Do we know if they have any way of comparing their capital city to other capital cities they've visited? Including New York?
While it is true that any big city of culture (and capitals are generally that,) should have quite a wide offer of things to do, it is also true that people don't go to one city expecting to find exactly the same offer in another city. To some extent, you might say that they are not comparable.
Americans might go and have a walk in the streets of Paris with just as much fun or enjoyment as taking a walk through the streets and parks of London, but would they bother to go and see a film at the cinema in France? They probably only would if they understood the language well enough.
I see some smaller internationally known cities like my neighbouring Geneva as offering (almost?) all the attractions that a great capital would, excluding the large population, bustle and traffic jams of bigger cities. While more sedate, and shops are closed at night in Switzerland (true), this small-ish city has much to offer on all sorts of levels and even in languages that many people can understand. English and American films are available at cinemas with French and German subtitles. There are museums here, there is good quality music, there's art, there's shopping (even luxury items), there's a lake, there are mountains not far, there's a good airport, the public transport system is tops (but expensive), there are plenty of fine places to eat and rest too. There are parks, there's sport, there are concerts and plays and operas to attend, not to mention conferences.... Strangely, Geneva is not the capital of Switzerland, and its sister Zurich (slightly larger) is not either. Bern has a good deal of more culturally charged things to offer but remains quite a provincial town in the end.
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