New York, San Francisco is been selected no.1 city to visit 17th consecutive time in the United States by Condé Nast Traveler.  More than 25,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers participated in the 2009 Readers’ Choice Survey.

San Francisco, with a total of 84.8, scored higher than Bangkok (82.2), Hong Kong (81.3), Florence (84.6), Buenos Aires (81.9) and Vancouver (82.3). The only city that scored higher than San Francisco was Sydney, Australia, with 86.9. One of the factors contributing to San Francisco’s ranking was its worldwide high restaurant score.

The San Francisco-based airline, Virgin America, also earned top honors, coming in as the #1 U.S. Domestic Airline for the second year in a row. 
 

Every year since 1988, Condé Nast Traveler readers participate in  the Readers’ Choice Survey. They rate a particular city or country on different basis like activities, atmosphere/ambience, beaches, friendliness, lodging, restaurants and scenery.