Chicago Ranked 9th-Friendliest City in the U.S.: Recent Poll

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CHICAGO -- It must be that Midwestern charm.

Chicago is, according to a recent poll, the ninth-friendliest city in the U.S.

Travelzoo, a travel deal website, polled 6,000 travelers to find out which cities they found mostwelcoming.

Honolulu was No. 1, and New York, somehow, was No. 2.

See all 10 below:

A new poll from Travelzoo ranked Chicago as the ninth-friendliest city in the U.S.[Screenshot/Travelzoo]

Illinois, however, did not make the top-ten-friendliest states list. No. 1 was Florida. The companyalso asked respondents to rank international destinations, which highlighted Amsterdam, Mexico

and Australia.

Travelzoo ranked the friendliest U.S. states in a new poll. [Screenshot/Travelzoo]

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