A big part of why we travel is to experience new cultures, and to meet new people. Unfortunately, as much as we want to see the whole world, not all of it is as happy to host us, and some places are particularly more dangerous than others. That said, the other side of the scale shows some destinations that are especially welcoming to travelers, and we now know which ones those are.
In honour of World Cities Day, Netherlands-based TravelBird chose to study how the top 500 destinations for travel around the world (according to the WTO) make people feel welcome. Factoring into account a welcoming port of entry, citizen's happiness, English language proficiency, and even the number of available beds, they came up with a ranking from 1 to 100, with cities all over the globe falling into their respective places.
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The results are varied, with a few Scandinavian cities placed in the top 10 alongside two in the US and a couple in Asia. From there, Europe dominates the second half of the top 20, with one Canadian city finally making the cut at number 14: Toronto. You can check out the entire list of 100 cities on TravelBird's website, and see how the top 10 scored in each individual category below.
I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to
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understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia.
I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine.
I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan"
I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy
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