Photos: Portland, Oregon Named Top Underrated and Cleanest U.S. City, but Travelers Throw Detroit Under the SUV

NEWTON, Mass., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's most popular and largest travel community, today announced its American city survey of more than 3,400 U.S. respondents revealing opinions on the best and worst of major U.S. cities. Travelers heaped praise on Portland, Oregon, naming it the most underrated U.S. city, as well as the cleanest U.S. city. Detroit, however, was not well received by travelers, as it was considered the least favorite, least healthy, and dirtiest U.S. city. To put Portland's underrated standing in perspective, Las Vegas received in excess of 100 times more searches on TripAdvisor than Oregon's largest city from January through May 2009.

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    Favorite City                   Least Favorite City
    1. New York City                1. Detroit
    2. San Francisco                2. Los Angeles
    3. Chicago and Boston(tie)      3. Atlanta

    Most Underrated                 Most Overrated
    Portland, Ore.                  Las Vegas

    Most Economical                 Most Expensive
    Las Vegas                       New York City

    Cleanest                        Dirtiest
    Portland, Ore.                  Detroit

    Sexiest                         Most Boring
    Miami                           Cleveland

    Healthiest                      Least Healthy
    Seattle                         Detroit

    Friendliest and Most Helpful    Least Friendly and Helpful
    New York City                   New York City

    Best Free Attractions           Most Romantic
    Washington, D.C.                Honolulu

    Nicest Sounding Accent          Most Annoying Accent
    Atlanta                         Boston

"Portland, Oregon is a major U.S. city that doesn't get a whole lot of publicity, but is a gem in the eyes of TripAdvisor travelers," said Michele Perry, vice president of communications for TripAdvisor. "Detroit on the other hand may be suffering a residual effect of the automotive industry collapse, as travelers ran all over Motown."

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TripAdvisor® Media Network, operated by TripAdvisor, LLC, attracts more than 33 million monthly visitors* across 14 popular travel brands: TripAdvisor®, www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.frequentflier.com, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.travel-library.com, www.travelpod.com and www.virtualtourist.com. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 25 million monthly visitors*, 10 million registered members and 23 million reviews and opinions. Featuring real advice from real travelers, TripAdvisor-branded sites cover more than one million destinations, hotels, restaurants and attractions and operate in the U.S. (www.tripadvisor.com), the U.K. (www.tripadvisor.co.uk), Ireland (www.tripadvisor.ie), France (www.tripadvisor.fr), Germany (www.tripadvisor.de), Italy (www.tripadvisor.it), Spain (www.tripadvisor.es), India (www.tripadvisor.in), Japan (www.tripadvisor.jp), Portugal and Brazil (www.tripadvisor.com.br), Sweden (www.tripadvisor.se), and The Netherlands (http://nl.tripadvisor.com). TripAdvisor also operates in China under the brand daodao.com (www.daodao.com). TripAdvisor® Media Network provides travel suppliers with graphical advertising opportunities and a cost-per-click marketing platform. Collectively, the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network have won hundreds of awards and accolades from press and industry worldwide. TripAdvisor and the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network are operating companies of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE).

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*Source: comScore Media Metrix, March 2009

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