​​2018 Best of Asheville Rankings (ExploreAsheville.com)​

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• Readers of Condé Nast Traveler picked Asheville as #8 among "The Best Small Cities in the U.S." (October 2018)

• Asheville made TripAdvisor's "15 of America's Best Fall-Foliage Trips" list. (September 2018)

• RetailMeNot.com ranked Asheville #1 on its list of "Best Budget-Friendly U.S. Cities to Explore Solo." (September 2018)

• CarRentals.com named Asheville #2 on its "Eat Your Way Through These 8 Excellent Foodie Towns" round-up. (September 2018)

• Asheville was featured as one of TripAdvisor's "15 Best Places to Travel Alone in America" and "15 Best U.S. Cities for Hiking." (August 2018)

• Global Traveler's 2018 Trazee Awards listed Asheville as the "#1 Foodie City" in the world. (July 2018) 

• Travel + Leisure included Asheville as one of the "Top 15 Cities in the United States." (July 2018) 

• Airbnb selected Asheville as #1 on its list of "10 Most Hospitable U.S. Cities." (June 2018)

• Expedia picked Asheville as one of the "Top-Rated Vacation Destinations in North America." (May 2018)

• National Geographic Traveler highlighted Asheville as one of the "Top 10 Music Cities in the U.S." (May 2018)

• FlipKey, a TripAdvisor company, featured Asheville as one of the "25 Best Pet-Friendly Vacations In America." (February 2018) 

• Asheville was listed as one of "Trekaroo's Top Treks for 2018." (January 2018)

• Forbes Travel Guide included Asheville on its list of the "18 Top Destinations of 2018." (January 2018)

• National Geographic Traveler named Asheville as one of the "Best U.S. Small Cities for 2018." (January 2018) 

• TripAdvisor mentioned Asheville as one of the "30 Top USA Cities to Visit in 2018." (January 2018)