As 2018 comes to a close, ride-sharing company Uber has released its list of key trends including the most popular tourist destinations of the year visited by its customers.
The Empire State Building in New York City tops the list of Uber’s most-visited tourist destinations. Image: WIN-Initiative
The Empire State Building in New York City tops the list. This is no surprise as the views from its 86th floor outdoor deck and 102nd floor indoor deck are spectacular. Located on the site of the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the 1454-foot-high behemoth opened in 1931, and since 1976, the building’s top 30 floors have been floodlit in a spectrum of colours each night, reflecting seasonal and holiday hues.
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa sits at number six on Uber’s most popular tourist destinations 2018 list. Photo by Andrew Madali/500px
The Empire State Building was followed in second place by Freedom Tower in Miami, and CN Tower in Toronto came in third place. Rounding up the top ten was 4. Arc de Triomphe, 5. Eiffel Tower, 6. Burj Khalifa, 7. Buckingham Palace, 8. Disneyland, 9. Golden Gate Bridge and 10. Sydney Opera House.
The Eiffel Tower is number five on Uber’s most popular tourist destinations 2018 list. Image: John Harper
Other findings from the report include that one traveller took Uber rides in 126 cities this year alone. The three countries that clocked the most mileage were the US, Brazil and India – but people didn’t stick to traditional rides. More than 4.1 million miles ridden were on Jump bikes and scooters. Uber also delivers food and when it came to the trendiest foods of 2018, the top five were found to be toast, avocado, Goth food, cucumber and wings.
The Sydney Opera House comes in at number 10 on Uber’s most popular tourist destinations 2018 list. Image by Hamilton Lund
For further findings from the Uber report, please see its year in review here.
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