Minneapolis/St. Paul Named Among Top Destinations in America Online and Travel + Leisure Magazine's 3rd Annual Survey of 'America's Favorite Cities'.

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NEW YORK & DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004

Travelers Vote The Twin Cities As #1 For Cleanliness

AOL Travel/ Travel + Leisure Magazine's "America's Favorite Cities" Survey Results Revealed In April Issue

Which cities in the U.S.A. do people love the most? According to the third annual America Online and Travel + Leisure Magazine survey of "America's Favorite Cities," travelers love the Twin Cities for its cleanliness. These and other results from the survey will be reported in the April issue of Travel + Leisure magazine.

Travel + Leisure Magazine and the AOL Travel Channel asked nearly 500,000 AOL members their opinions on 25 popular travel destinations. The comprehensive and irreverent "America's Favorite Cities" poll asked for people's opinions on various travel-related topics ranging from nightlife and cultural attractions to friendliness and sexiness.

The survey highlights the following features about Minneapolis/St. Paul:

-- Travelers ranked Minneapolis/St. Paul #1 for cleanliness,

ahead of Honolulu and Portland.

-- When it comes to peace and quiet, the Twin Cities came in at

#3.

-- Unfortunately, Minneapolis/St. Paul didn't score high marks

for nightlife. Travelers named the destination among the last

for barhopping, eating out and as the worst place to ring in

the New Year.

The AOL / T+L "America's Favorite Cities" survey was conducted on AOL's Travel Channel. Results of the survey will be featured in Travel + Leisure magazine's April issue, online at travelandleisure.com/afc and at AOL Keyword: Travel Survey.

The 25 cities in the AOL / Travel + Leisure America's Favorite Cities survey include: Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santa Fe, Seattle, Tampa/St. Petersburg, and Washington, DC.

Methodology: Respondents rated the cities of their choice on specific characteristics using a scale of 1 to 5, and identified themselves as natives of or travelers to the city rated. Rankings are based on the average scores of results from travelers only. For full survey methodology, go to www.travelandleisure.com/afc.

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