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Montreal Was Ranked Among The Best Cities In The World

When it comes to choosing where to travel this year, Montreal just might be one city worth adding to your travel bucket list and Euromonitor would agree.

Montreal is known for its renowned selection of restaurants, culture and arts scene and of course, a nightlife that no other Canadian city can compare to. Not to mention Montreal was recently ranked as one of the safest cities in Canada.

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3 Canadian Cities Ranked Among The Most Liveable In The World & Montreal Didn’t Make The Cut

Three major Canadian cities managed to secure spots in a new ranking of the top 10 most liveable places in the world. While Montreal has received high praise on similar lists in the past, it did not make the cut this time around.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) dropped its Global Liveability Index 2023, which ordered cities across the globe based on factors like culture, environment, healthcare, and education.

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The World’s Best Cities Were Ranked & Toronto Beat Montreal By A LOT — Here’s Why

A new best cities in the world ranking dropped and a slew of Canadian spots made the cut — with Toronto leading the pack. Despite Montreal being a cultural hub with loads of must-try restaurants, festivals galore and a generous dash of joie de vivre, it still managed to fall far behind Toronto's placing.

Resonance, a brand and marketing consulting firm in the tourism and real estate sector, based the 2023 World's Best Cities Report on a range of statistical data and consumer reviews, looking at everything from the number of sunny days to the number of highly-reviewed restaurants to the number of Instagram hashtags. The six core categories the report is built from are place, product, programming, people, prosperity and promotion.

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Montreal Ranked As One Of The Best Places To Live In Canada & Here’s Who We Beat

It's no secret Canada has loads to offer — from breathtaking landscapes, and a booming cultural scene all the way to our prized delish dishes, you really can't go wrong, and while that's always a plus when it comes to visiting Canada, it can make things wildly overwhelming when deciding where to live.

Luckily, MoveHub, an international moving service, ranked the best places to live in Canada and turns out, Montreal is one spot you should definitely consider.

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Montreal Ranked In The Top 10 Best Cities In The World For Gen Z

When it comes to living your best young life, turns out Montreal is one of the finest places in the world. Peek & Cloppenburg ranked the top spots across the globe for Gen Z, and Montreal managed to land seventh on the list.

The study defined Gen Z as people born between the late '90s and mid-2010s who share common key social, political and technological circumstances. Peek & Cloppenburg took into consideration a range of factors related to digitalization, principles, lifestyle and the economy — all of which make up each city's final score.

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Montreal Was Ranked 8th Most Desirable City In The World — Here’s Who We Beat Out

Montreal is proving itself as a city to be reckoned with after placing eighth in a recent ranking of most desirable cities across the world. Wanderlust recently dropped its winners of the 2022 Travel Awards and the 514 secured a spot in the top 10.

Each year, the Wanderlust Travel Awards rate top destinations across the globe based on votes received by its readers. "This year, we asked you — our globe-trotting readers — to tell us the places, people and travel brands who have captured your imagination and ignited your wanderlust," the travel magazine wrote.

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A Ranking Of Canada's Most Underrated Cities Just Dropped & This Quebec Spot Made The List

Condé Nast Traveler dropped its list of 7 Most Underrated Cities In Canada and this one spot in Quebec is apparently one that many are missing out on.

The travel magazine recently ranked both Montreal and Quebec City as two of the best big cities in the world after announcing the winners of the 2022 Reader's Choice Awards and it appears as if Quebec City is both the best city in the world and one that's very underrated in Canada.

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2 Canadian Cities Were Named Among The Best In The World & They're Both In Quebec

Canadians may claim Quebec is their least favourite province, but travellers from far and wide would beg to differ. Condé Nast Traveler released its annual Readers' Choice Awards in October 2022, and two Canadian spots made the top 10 list of best big cities in the world (as in, the whole world) — and they both just so happen to be in la belle province.

Montreal and Quebec City were the only two Canadian destinations to make the "big cities" list (while Victoria, B.C., scored a top spot for "best small cities") — proving that Quebec is doing something right.

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