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2、G PLACE MARKETINGEmpowering Places20263WORLDS BEST CITIESChris FairPresident&CEO Resonance Consultancy Welcome to the Worlds Best Cities for 2026At Resonance,we specialize in helping cities and regions compete more effectively for talent,tourism,and investment.Our proprietary Place Power Score,backe
3、d by more than a decade of research,ranks cities based on both global perception and performance for factors most highly correlated with attracting prime age population,visitor expenditure and business formation.And in 2026,those signals are more complex and consequential than ever.Cities worldwide
4、are navigating an interconnected web of challenges:accelerating impacts of climate change,shifting geopolitical and trade alliances,and the rapid adoption of AI which may prove to be more impactful on our city centers than the pandemic was.Extreme weather events,water scarcity,and energy transition
5、demands are no longer distant concerns,but immediate factors driving infrastructure investment,real estate values,and talent mobility decisions.Meanwhile,the global flow of people,capital,and ideas continues to rebalance.International tourism has rebounded selectively,with Asia-Pacific destinations
6、experiencing unprecedented growth as travel patterns in that part of the world shift eastward.According to the World Travel and Tourism Council,seven of the top 10 cities with the highest growth potential for international visitor spending through 2032 are in the Asia-Pacific region.Cities like Bang