Revealed: The world’s most ‘overrated’ and ‘underrated’ cities, with Orlando #1 for disappointment and Budapest for most pleasant surprise, followed by Brussels

The most overrated city in the world is Orlando, Florida, according to a study that analyzed online reviews.

The study found that of more than 9,000 TripAdvisor reviews in Orlando, one in five (19.52 percent) included phrases related to disappointment and disappointment. Just behind Orlando is the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, where researchers found that one in seven reviews (13.49 percent) were negative. In third place is Pattaya, Thailand – 10.5 percent of reviews for the “Hawaii of the East” were negative.

Budapest stands in stark contrast to these destinations and tops the list of most underrated cities. The poll found that the Hungarian capital exceeded travelers’ expectations the most, with 96.17 percent of reviews including positive comments expressing “pleasant surprise” or something similar. Brussels takes second place in this ranking with 96.04 percent of positive reviews.

The numbers were dug up by luggage storage company Radical Storage for their annual Paris Syndrome report.

Although there are doubts, this condition was diagnosed in the mid-1980s by Hiroaki Ota, a Japanese psychiatrist working in the French capital.

He explained that some travelers get stuck in Paris upon arrival, only to realize that it is not the perfect city they fell in love with in films, photographs and books.

Ota found that tourists from Japan are more prone than others to the syndrome, which in some extreme cases causes first-time visitors to Paris to collapse when their romanticized vision of the City of Light does not meet their high expectations.

Just behind Orlando in the overrated ranking – compiled by the annual Paris Syndrome Report – is Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, with researchers finding that one in seven reviews were negative for it

This year’s Paris Syndrome Report analyzed more than 826,000 Tripadvisor reviews of 100 of the world’s most visited city destinations.

The report found that the words “disappointed” (4.6 percent) and “horrible” (7.4 percent) were the most common mentions of Orlando in visitor reviews worldwide — and that most reviewers called people “rude” during their visit . (8.4 percent).

The report added that New York City (26th most overrated) had the second most cited “rude people” (4.2 percent) globally.

The remaining top 10 “most overrated” reviews are Denpasar, Indonesia (4th, 9.98 percent of reviews contain negative comments); Guilin, China (fifth, 9.7 percent); Johannesburg, South Africa (sixth, 9.25 percent); Da Nang, Vietnam (seventh, 9.17 percent); Ha Long, Vietnam (eighth, 9.15 percent); Shenzhen, China (Rank 9.05 percent); and Beijing, China (10th, 9.01 percent).

Budapest, above, is the most underrated city according to the Paris Syndrome Report. It received the world’s most mentions in visitor reviews for the words “breathtaking” (3.46 percent) and “beautiful” (2.2 percent).

At the other end of the table, underrated champion Budapest received the most mentions in visitor ratings worldwide for the words “magnificent” (3.46 percent) and “beautiful” (2.2 percent).

The rest of the top 10 most underrated cities consist of Zurich (third), Dublin (fourth), Lima (fifth), Lisbon (sixth), Mexico City (seventh), Nice (eighth), Auckland (ninth) and Sydney ( 10th) ).

The analysis also looked at which destinations anger tourists the most when it comes to scams.

Marrakech, Morocco led this category, with one in 10 of all reviews (10.5 percent) citing “fraud.” In second place? Paris with 5.5 percent.

With 96.04 percent of positive reviews, Brussels takes second place in the underrated ranking

Radical Storage spoke with clinical psychologist Irene S. Levine PhD and producer of MoreTimeToTravel.com about what happens to people when vacation expectations are not met.

She said: “Many people plan to run away from problems at home. They don’t know that when we travel, we take our problems with us. Even on the most beautiful journey, big problems are hard to shake off. When someone leaves home with a cloud over their head, it doesn’t really lift and hinders the ability to experience and appreciate a destination.

“It can also be the result of planning too much, too much to see or do, and not leaving room for random travel experiences that bring joy.

After all, it can take a while to put a trip into perspective. Even if the benefits of the destination are overshadowed by the problems, over time you can learn to appreciate your journey.”