Belfast has been recognised as one of the best big cities for a UK getaway in 2022.
Research carried out by Which? has ranked the NI capital as their second favourite UK city to visit this year. It follows closely behind York who took the top spot for 2022 and was followed closely by Edinburgh in third place.
In April 2022, 3,662 Which? members completed an online survey about UK towns and cities they had visited for leisure purposes in the past year and stayed in for at least one night. They asked members to rate the food, accommodation, sights and attractions, level of crowds, and value for money at destinations across the UK.
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Belfast gained an overall rating of 85%, just 1% less than the top-rated city. It is the only large city to score five stars for its lack of crowds on the list and was rated five stars for its food and drink offerings.
The average price of a hotel was also reported to be £111 with accommodation and cultural sites taking a four-star rating.
The average hotel rate reported by Which? was calculated from Kayak.co.uk. Cultural sights and tourist attractions includes range, quality and price of historic buildings, galleries, museums, parks and city tours.
Ease of getting around considers range of public transport options, ease of understanding transport-related maps/information/ transport ticket pricing systems, ease of walking/travelling between sights and the City score was based on a combination of overall satisfaction and how likely people are to recommend the city as a holiday destination to a friend.
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