Nairobi City beat Cairo, Moscow and Budapest to make it to top 100 list

Passengers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, a major entry point into the city. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Nairobi has been ranked the 93rd most welcoming city in the world. A survey conducted by online travel specialists, TravelBird, shows Nairobi managed to beat seven other cities - Cairo, Phnom Penh, Colombo, Moscow, Hanoi, Bucharest, and Budapest - to make it to Top 100 most welcoming cities to tourists.

Singapore came first, followed by Stockholm, Helsinki, San Francisco and Rotterdam. Singapore topped for being able to successfully manage its high visitor volumes with the best airport in the world and cultivating a safe city ecosystem.