Kuwait and Riyadh listed among world’s most unfriendly cities

Kuwait City and the Saudi capital of Riyadh have been listed among the top 20 most unfriendly cities in the world by readers of a prestigious US-based travel magazine.

American magazine Condé Nast Traveler’s latest survey of ‘The Friendliest and Unfriendliest Cities in the World’ listed two Gulf cities among the top 20 least attractive to visit.

Here's the full list of cities in the rankings:

Friendliest cities:

1. Florianopolis, Brazil
2. Hobart, Tasmania
3. Thimpu, Bhutan
4. Queenstown, New Zealand
5. Charleston, South Carolina
6. = Paro, Bhutan
6. = Margaret River, Australia
7. Mandalay, Burma
9. = Kilkenny, Ireland
9. = Ubud, Bali
10. Chiang Mai, Thailand

Unfriendliest cities:

1. Newark, New Jersey
2. Islamabad, Pakistan
3. Oakland, California
4. Luanda, Angola
5. Kuwait City, Kuwait
6. Lome, Togo
7. New Haven, Connecticut
8. Detroit, Michigan
9. Atlantic City, New Jersey
10. Tangier, Morocco
15. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Via Arabian Business