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2、G PLACE MARKETINGEmpowering PlacesAMERICAS BEST CITIES20253Chris FairPresident&CEO Resonance Consultancy Welcome to the 2025 Americas Best Cities ReportAt Resonance Consultancy,we specialize in helping cities and regions compete more effectively for talent,tourism and investment.Our proprietary Plac

3、e Power Scorebacked by a decade of performance benchmarkingranks Americas Best Cities using the data and signals that matter most for economic developers,real estate investors,corporate strategists and destination marketing leaders.And in 2025,those signals are more complexand consequentialthan ever

4、.American cities are navigating a converging set of headwinds:rising climate volatility,interest rate uncertainty,infrastructure strain and geopolitical tensions reshaping global capital and talent flows.Urban wildfires,extreme heat events and water access issues are no longer outliersthey are key c

5、onsiderations for development and site selection.Meanwhile,the once-reliable influx of international visitorscritical to downtown recovery in many gateway citieshas plummeted due to federal policies coming out of the White House.According to U.S.National Travel&Tourism Office projections,2025 inboun

6、d visitation from markets like China,Japan and the UK will still lag 2019 benchmarks by as much as 15%,even as domestic travel stabilizes.Undeterred,cities like San Francisco,Chicago and New York are responding with new high-impact tourism infrastructure for when visitors returnfrom San Diegos Seapo