10 Most Disappointing Cities In The World (2024)
Did you ever visit a city that promised everything—amazing sights, vibrant culture, unforgettable experiences—but when you got there, it just didn’t deliver? The excitement fades, and you’re left wondering what all the hype was about. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. From overcrowded streests and high costs, to a lack of authenticity, these cities are often disappointing for tourists. In this video, we’re counting down the top 10 cities that promised the world but left travelers disappointed. These cities were chosen from destinations that tourists hated, detected by tripadvisor, buzzfeed and euromonitor.
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11. Palermo Italy
there are many cultural places you can visit in Dubai but no tourist wants to visit them. but I agree with the heat go to Dubai in the winter very beautiful and lively with very much outdoors activities!
Terrible video
Disagree with Paris and Tokyo, these are excellent cities to visit on all fronts. Would have recommended to have Hong Kong included in this list
Disappointing or not is a very subjective thing, but naming "language barrier" as a reason for disappointment is kinda ridiculous. I think the local people should feel sorry not being a former British colony or not making English the essential part of the life?
Ridiculous
I don't question the inclusion of LA. I've been there several times and I don't find it a very interesting place after a while. But talking about it's traffic woes, which are real, while showing images of freely moving traffic or no traffic at all makes the opposite point.
The section on Bali was even worse.
Stupid.
Phuket and Bali are the same.
New York I found was not safe, particularly the subways but everywhere else we went, danger followed 😢
Lisbon. Ugly, smelly, infrastructure like from mid Africa. No spirit, terrible custoner servise, everyone is anniyed, slow, and wants to rip you of. 95% is fake, fraud and ripoff withou an ounce of decency.
I loved Tokyo and the subway was awesome.
The AI voice on this is weird and you lost me at Tokyo…who wrote this…
L.A., Vegas and NYC, seriously??? Vancouver needs to be on the list though.
I have been to four of these cities. NYC, LA, Paris, and Las Vegas, at least two times in each city. All have something good about them. But as destinations they are overrated. Paris, London, and Rome built up their reputation in the 19th century, when great cities were rare in the world. Today, big fancy cities are a dime a dozen, and they all look the same. San Francisco and Amsterdam are good destinations if you are younger and like to explore night life. Neither is as stuffy or aloof as Paris, or as underwhelming like LA and NYC. You must love to gamble to love Vegas. Taste has also evolved. I myself prefer authentic cultural experience even if such places may be poorer. Comfort is overrated. The good life is a mirage.