8 most-friendly cities in the world

Nothing is more heart-warming than receiving a warm welcome on a visit to a foreign country, but friendliness goes beyond the broad smiles and 'welcome' chants.

Several other things count to make a traveller feel truly welcome in a foreign country, like how helpful residents are towards visitors (especially in cases where there is a language-barrier), availability of tourist attractions and more.

According to Business Insider's  Readers’ Choice Awards survey, these are the friendliest cities in the world.

1. Sydney, Australia

2. Dublin, Ireland

3. Queenstown, New Zealand

4. Krakow, Poland

5. Bruges, Belgium

6. Edinburgh, Scotland

7. Kyoto, Japan

8. Budapest, Hungary