Where does New Orleans rank among big cities? Condé Nast releases travel list

Condé Nast Traveler has named New Orleans one of the “Best Big Cities in the U.S.” in its annual Readers Choice Awards. The travel publication ranked the city No. 5 out of 15 cities with populations of over 150,000.

Hotel Maison de Ville in the French Quarter was voted one of the “Top 10 Overall Hotels in the U.S.”

More than 159,000 readers rate their favorite cities in the publication’s survey. New York City ranked No. 1, followed by Chicago, San Francisco and Honolulu, Hawaii.

The publication’s readers also ranked the “Top Hotels in New Orleans” for 2016, with Hotel Maison de Ville taking the top spot.

Travel + Leisure readers are also fans of the Crescent City. They named New Orleans a “World’s Best City” in the U.S. and Canada in the magazine’s annual reader survey. New Orleans was also the “Number 1 City for Food in the U.S.” and “Number 2 Best City for Culture in the U.S.” in Travel + Leisure.

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