Accolades

 

Charleston has earned a long list of accolades for its appeal as a travel destination, great food, friendly residents and livability. Highlights include:

No. 1 City:

  • Ranked the Number One City in the U.S. and Canada in Travel + Leisure magazine’s World’s Best Awards (2013, 2014, 2015 & 2017) and ranked Top City in the World (2012 & 2016).
  • Ranked the No. 1 Small City in the U.S. seven years in a row (2011-2017) in Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s Readers Choice Poll, and No. 1 City in the World (2012).

A Top City to Visit:

  • Listed among the top 20 travel destinations in the world by Telegraph Travel
  • Voted #2 on list of Best Girls’ Trips by readers of USA Today and 10Best.com
  • Named among the top 21 places to visit in the world by Fodor’s Travel
  • Received “Hall of Fame” recognition for consistently appearing in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards for over a decade
  • Named among the Best American Cities for Foodies by Conde Nast Traveler
  • Additional accolades for travel and culture have been presented by TravelSmart magazine, Parade magazine, Travelocity.com, CNN, Virtualtourist.com and many, many others

A Top Place to Live:

Named a “Best Place to Retire” by Forbes
Ranked #12 on the Huffington Post’s list of best U.S. military base locations around the world
Named Best Small City for Retirement in Fortune Magazine’s round-up of the “Best Places to Retire Now”
Named a Top American Dream Town by Outside magazine
Named the number one safest and culturally most fascinating U.S. city by TravelSmart magazine
Daniel Island has been ranked among the country’s top 50 master planned communities by Where to Retire magazine
Charleston ranked #2 among the country’s Top Ten Downtowns by Livability.com

A Top Performing City:

Charleston ranked the third Top City for Jobs by Forbes
Charleston Metro area ranked seventh Top Metro Area for Jobs
Ranked among top 10 Fastest Growing Cities for software and Internet technology by Fast Company
Friendly People:

Ranked Friendliest City by readers of Conde Nast Traveler
Received a Lifetime Achievement Award for being named “Most Mannerly City” by etiquette expert Marjabelle Young Stewart more than 30 times
Ranked first for “Friendliest People” by CNN and Travel + Leisure magazine poll