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Douglas Todd: Low on 'culture and history,' world's tourists rank Vancouver a surprising 70th

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25.07.2026

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Douglas Todd: Low on 'culture and history,' world's tourists rank Vancouver a surprising 70th

A respected organization that measures how global tourists feel about a destination rated Vancouver much lower than Seattle.

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After the summer excitement of hosting seven World Cup games, a unique international survey may temper enthusiasm.

It turns out Greater Vancouver is ranked 70th overall in a sweeping survey this year of 191 cities by Yanolja Research, a respected international organization that measures how tourists feel about and perceive a destination.

Nearby Seattle does twice as well as Greater Vancouver on Yanolja’s Global City Attractiveness Index — ranking........

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