Awards and Accolades

November

• Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) – Readers’ Choice Award 2025
  Readers of Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) have awarded Québec City the title of the best cruise destination on the Canada / New England itinerary for a third year in a row.

July

• Travel + Leisure — World's Best Awards 2025
  For an impressive tenth year in a row, Québec City tops the list of readers’ favorite cities in Canada.
   

November

• Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) – Readers’ Choice Award 2024
  Readers of Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) have awarded Québec City the title of the best cruise destination on the Canada / New England itinerary for a second year in a row.

October

• 2024 Ranking of the World’s Best Cities by Flight Network
  Québec ranks among the world’s top 50 cities, according to a list compiled by nearly 1,000 travel experts consulted by Flight Network.

July

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2024
  Québec City retains its title as the best Canadian destination for the 9^th consecutive year according to Travel + Leisure magazine readers.

January

• Tripadvisor - Travelers Choice Awards 2024
  Québec City ranks 6^th among the Best of the Best - Popular Destinations - Canada.

November

• Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) – Readers’ Choice Award 2023
  Readers of Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) have awarded Québec City the title of the best cruise destination on the Canada / New England itinerary.

October

• Condé Nast Traveller (UK) - Readers’ Choice Awards 2023
  Québec City ranks 6^th among the best cities for food in the world and 5^th  among the friendliest cities in the world.

July

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2023
  Québec City is named best destination in Canada for the 8th year in a row by the Travel + Leisure magazine readers.

January

• Tripadvisor - Travelers Choice Awards 2023
  Québec City ranks 6th among the Best of the Best - Popular Destinations - Canada.

July

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2022
  Québec City is named best destination in Canada for the seventh year in a row by the Travel + Leisure magazine readers.

October

• Condé Nast Traveller (UK) - Readers’ Choice Awards 2022
  Québec City ranks 8^th among the best cities in the world.
• Condé Nast Traveler (USA) - Readers’ Choice Awards 2022
  Québec City ranks 5^th among the best big cities in the world (outside the United States).

September

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2021
  Despite an unusual tourism year, Québec City ranks first among the best cities in Canada for a 6th consecutive year, according to the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. 

January

• Movinga - Best "City Of Opportunity" in The World For Families
  Québec City ranks second, just behind Helsinki in Finland.

November

• Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) – Readers’ Choice Award 2020
  Although we did not have a cruise season in 2020, readers of Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) have awarded Québec City the title of the best cruise destination on the Canada / New England itinerary.

July

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2020
  Travel + Leisure readers have rated Québec City as the best destination in Canada for a fifth year in a row!

January

• Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) – 2019 Editor-in-Chief Awards 
  Port of Québec was named Best Canadian Port.

November

• FlightNetwork (USA)
  Québec City ranks 23rd out of the top 50 most beautiful cities in the world.
   
• Porthole Cruise Magazine (USA) – Readers’ Choice Award 2019 and 2019 Editor-in-Chief Awards 
  Quebec City ranks first among the best destination on the Canada / New England destination.

October

• Condé Nast Traveler (USA) - Readers’ Choice Awards 2019
  Québec City ranks 3rd among the best small cities in the world (outside the United States).
   
• Condé Nast Traveler (United Kingdom) - Readers’ Choice Awards 2019
  Québec City ranks 8th among the 20 best cities in the world. 

August

• World's 3rd Safest City - 2019
  Québec City was ranked 3rd safest city in the world by the CEOWORLD magazine.

July

• Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards 2019
  Québec City was named Top Cruise Destination in the U.S. & Canada.
• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2019
  Travel + Leisure readers have rated Québec City as the best destination in Canada for a fourth year in a row.

October

• Condé Nast Traveler (USA) - Readers’ Choice Awards 2018
  Québec City ranks 18th among the best small cities in the world.

July

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2018
  Travel + Leisure readers have rated Québec City as the best destination in Canada for a third year in a row.

December

• Cruise Critic Editors' Picks 2017
  Québec City was named The Best North American Homeport for its world-class terminal with high-tech amenities, and close proximity to Old Québec.

November

• UNESCO Creative City
  Thanks to its diverse and compelling literary heritage, Québec City has joined the network of UNESCO Creative Cities as a "City of Literature," the first Francophone city to do so. 

July

• Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards 2017
  Québec City was named Top Cruise Destination in the U.S. & Canada.
   
• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2017
  Travel + Leisure readers have rated Québec City as the best destination in Canada for a second year in a row.

June

• USA Today 10BEST - Readers' Choice 2017
  Old Québec is voted Best attraction in Canada while Québec City ranks 2nd in the top 10 destinations in Canada.

April

• Expedia Reviewers' Favourite Places
  Québec City is rated #1 destination in Canada and #2 in North America according to Expedia travellers'. 

March

• Cruise Insight Awards
  Port of Québec won the 2016 'Best Destination Experience', a prize annually awarded by the prestigious Cruise Insight magazine.

December

• USA Today 10BEST - Readers' Choice 2016
  Québec City was voted North America's Best Winter Wonderland among 20 destinations.

September

• Leading Culture Destinations Awards  -  Traveller’s Awards 2016
  Québec City receives the Culture City of the Year Award which recognizes the most stimulating and imaginative cities for the cultural nomad to visit. The other nominees were Lyon (France) and Los Angeles (USA).

July

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2016 
  Québec City is the best city in Canada. 

March

• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards 2016 
  Québec City ranks 2nd in the top 10 best destinations in Canada.

July

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2015
  Québec City ranks 6th among  the 10 best cities in the U.S and Canada, becoming first among Canadian destinations.

April

• Condé Nast Traveler (USA) - The World’s Best Food Cities 
  Condé Nast Traveler readers have rated Québec City as one of the 20 world’s best cities for food. 

March

• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards 2015 
  Québec City ranks 2nd in the top 10 best destinations in Canada. 
   
• Cruise Insight Awards 
  Port of Québec received the much-coveted 'Best Destination Experience' awards along with Barcelona, Montecarlo, Valencia, Shanghai and Sydney.

November

• Canadian Institute of Planners - Canada’s 2014 Great Places Contest
  Rue du Petit-Champlain is a double award winner – taking both the Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award as Canada's Great Street for it’s unique architecture and atmosphere.

• Conde Nast Traveler (USA) - Readers’ Choice Awards 2014 Contest
  Québec City ranks 1st among the best destinations in Canada and 18th worldwide.

March

• Cruise Insight Awards
  Port of Québec received the 'Most Efficient Terminal Operation' awards for demonstrated efficiency in ship greeting operations.

February

• Travel + Leisure - World’s Best Cities for Romance 
  Travel + Leisure readers have rated Québec City as one of the 20 world’s best cities for romance.
• Airport Service Quality Awards
  For a third time in four years, the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) was voted Best Airport in North America in its category for overall passenger satisfaction, according to Airport Service Quality (ASQ), a division of Airports Council International.

• Conde Nast Traveler (USA) -  Readers’ Choice Awards 2013 
  Québec City ranks 1st among the best destinations in Canada, 3rd in America, and 10th worldwide. 
• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2013 
  Québec City has moved up a rung since last year, surpassing Vancouver as the most popular Canadian destination. This achievement means Québec City keeps its prized spot in the Hall of Fame, a select group of destinations that have ranked highly for ten or more consecutive years.

• Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards 2012
  Québec City ranks second among Canadian destinations and has moved up a notch in the top ten destinations in North America. Québec City has also been inducted into the new Hall of Fame, which honours destinations ranked every year from the last ten years or more.
• Google World Wonder Projects
  Québec City's historical district is now recognized as a World Wonders Project by Google, mentioning that it is the only fortified city in North America north of Mexico.

• Condé Nast Traveler (USA) – Top 100 - The Best in the World
  Québec City ranks 1st among the best destinations in Canada, 3rd in North America, and 6th worldwide. These are the highest rankings Québec City has ever obtained since the magazine began publishing its top-100 list. 
• Travel + Leisure – 2011 World's Best Awards
  Québec City ranks 10th among the 10 best cities in the U.S. and Canada, just behind the two other Canadian cities that made the top ten, Vancouver and Victoria. 
• Airport Service Quality Awards 
  For a second year in a row, the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) was voted Best Airport in North America in its category for overall passenger satisfaction, according to Airport Service Quality (ASQ), a division of Airports Council International.

• Condé Nast Traveler (USA) – Top 100 - The Best in the World
  Québec City ranks 2nd among the 10 best destinations in the Americas (excluding the United States), 5th including the United States, and 10th worldwide. These are the highest rankings Québec City has ever obtained since the magazine began publishing its top-100 list.
• Travel + Leisure – 2010 World's Best Awards
  Québec City ranks 8th among the 10 best cities in the U.S. and Canada, behind Vancouver (6th), the only Canadian city ahead of Québec City.
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ choices 2010
  Québec City ranks 7th favourite romantic destination in the world.
• SnowEast Reader Survey – Favorite Destination Village
  Over 3500 readers participated in the 2010 SNOWEAST survey. They listed Québec City 10th Favorite Destination Village.
• Airport Service Quality Awards 
  The Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) was voted Best Airport in North America, in the 0-2 million passenger category, for overall passenger satisfaction, according to Airport Service Quality (ASQ), a division of Airports Council International.

• Condé Nast Traveler (USA) — 100 Top - The Best in the World
  Québec City ranks 3rd among the 10 best destinations in the Americas (excluding the United States), 6th including the United States, and 12th worldwide.
• Travel + Leisure – 2009 World's Best Awards
  Québec City ranks 3rd, behind New York City and San Francisco, among the 10 best cities in the U.S. and Canada.

• Condé Nast Traveler (USA) – Top 100 - The Best in the World
  Québec City ranks 3rd among the 10 best destinations in the Americas (excluding the United States), 8th including the United States, and 19th worldwide.
• Travel + Leisure – 2008 World's Best Awards
  Québec City ranks 5th among the 10 best cities in the U.S. and Canada.
• Sherman's Travel – The Luxe List - 15 Luxury-Value Travel Deals
  Québec City ranks 3rd in the Cities section.
• SYTA (Student Youth Travel Association) — Top 10 Student Destinations in North America
  Québec City ranks 3rd, behind Toronto and Montréal, in the Top 10 North American destinations for the student and youth travel industry.