Seoul Beats Tokyo and Paris as the World’s Best Big City — Jongno 3-ga and the Han River (MBN News 7)

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This MBN News 7 report (Oct 9, 2026) covers Seoul being voted the world’s best big city by readers of a major American travel magazine. Fifth last year, Seoul rose four places in a single year to overtake last year’s winner Tokyo, while Paris, a classic tourist city, finished seventh. The reasons cited were the chance to enjoy nature and cutting-edge technology, and everything from good-value choices to luxury experiences, all in one city. Jongno 3-ga, home to Seosulla-gil beside Jongmyo Shrine, was named the world’s coolest neighborhood, and foreigners praise the Han River as the best running course and a symbol of how safe Seoul is. MediQueen connects clinics and travel plans so that international patients treated in Seoul can also enjoy places like Jongno and the Han River between recovery days.