World’s Best Cities for a Business Trip

The Economist has created a "business-trip index" for 127 cities worldwide, ranking the best and worst destinations for business, which includes factors like crime, climate, transport and recreation along with the usual suspects (convention facilities, corporate meetings and seminars). At the top? Canadian cities like Vancouver kick some serious booty, while cities to avoid include Lagos, Nigeria (it's hard to pity the oil tycoons that are doomed to conduct business in this dirty town.)