A SCOTTISH city has been named as the world’s friendliest destination in a public vote.
Glasgow has seen off competition from the likes of Dublin, Budapest, Vancouver, Tokyo, Copenhagen and Melbourne to land the title.
The survey was conducted by travel firm Rough Guides, which polled its followers on Facebook and Twitter.
It’s the second time Glasgow has been named the world’s friendliest city by Rough Guides readers, having also won the award in 2014.
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Social media users were asked to vote for their favourite from a shortlist of 15 destinations.
The results were as follows.
15. Atlanta, Georgia, USA
14. Wellington, New Zealand
13. Vientiane, Laos
12. Cape Town, South Africa
11. Budapest, Hungary
10. Melbourne, Australia
9. Manchester, England
8. Dubai, UAE
7. Copenhagen, Denmark
6. Vancouver, Canada
5. Tokyo, Japan
4. Liverpool, England
3. Montréal, Canada
2. Dublin, Ireland
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