It looks like London Mayor Boris Johnson has cut his work cut out in attracting more British visitors to the capital as it has been named as the second most unfriendly city in the world, only just behind Paris.
A survey by YouGov on behalf of DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, found that New York was the friendliest city, followed by Dublin and Amsterdam.
More than a quarter (26%) of those questioned said London had the least friendly inhabitants while 29% said Paris inhabitants were worse.
The results of survey, which was carried out to uncover views on world cities for the re-launch of the DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, were revealed shortly after the London Mayor unveiled his new 'super agency' to promote London to the UK and the rest of the world.
At the time, he said: "London is an extraordinary place of opportunity and without doubt the best big city to visit, study and invest in," but this survey of more than 2,000 British adults shows that visitors might be put off by the lack of a warm welcome.
London was only in equal fifth place on the table of cities people planned to visit next, with only 3% of respondents planning a trip to the capital.
The top 10 cities people planned to visit in 2011 are:
1 New York (10%)
2 Paris (7%)
3 Rome (6%)
4 Barcelona (4%)
=5 London (3%)
=5 Berlin (3%)
=5 Amsterdam (3%)
=5 Venice (3%)
=9 Dublin (2%)
=9 Prague (2%)
(Source: travelmole.com; By Linsey McNeill; 4th April 2011)
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