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Las Vegas Ranked As North America's 'Happiest Holiday Destination' Spot

Survey From Club Med Used Nine Criteria To Make List

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Las Vegas is apparently the best place to visit in North America to put you in a good mood.

Well, as long as you don’t lose too much gambling or run poorly at the poker tables. Las Vegas wins billions each year off of gamblers.

According to a survey from Club Med, Las Vegas is the no. 1 for “happiest holiday destinations” in 2022. It is also no. 2 globally, according to the survey and research.

“Las Vegas had the edge thanks to a wide range of daytime activities, perfect for visitors planning to make the most of their stay! As well as Las Vegas; New Orleans, Vancouver, San Francisco, and Washington ranked as the top 5 destinations” in North America, said Club Med.

Club Med, known previously as Club Méditerranée SA, is a French travel and tourism operator headquartered in Paris. It’s a respected source in tourism.

Las Vegas blew the competition of the water with a 73.7 score out of 100.

“New Orleans was a close second with a happiness score of 26.8 out of 100, Vancouver, scored 23.2, San Francisco scored 22.5 and Washington scored 21.2, respectively,” the survey said. “All of these beautiful destinations have so much to offer, with a range of day trips and spa and wellness centers, we can certainly understand why these destinations made the list.”

The methodology used multiple sources. Data was collected on pollution, crime and the cost of beer, tripadvisor was scraped for the number of outdoor activities, day trips and spas and wellness centres in each city per 100,000 people. Nomadlist was also used to find the overall happiness of individual cities and LGBTQ+ friendliness.

Collected data on each destination by these 9 metrics;

  • Crime Index
  • Safety Index
  • Pollution Index
  • Cost of Domestics beer 0.5L draught (in a restaurant) in £
  • Number of outdoor activities by 100,000 population
  • Number of day trips by 100,000 population
  • Number of spas & wellness centres by 100,000 population
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Happiness score

The data was then wrapped with a final average score of each metric to determine the happiest destination to the least.

Bali in the country of Indonesia was the no. 1 on the list globally.

 
 
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