Dublin is staying on top, as one of the world's most read travel guides voted it the second most welcoming city on the planet.

Weeks after tourism magazine Conde Nast named Dublin the world's fifth friendliest urban destination, the readers of Rough Guides have pushed it further up the ranks.

Rough Guides said of Dublin: “Spend a weekend enjoying the Georgian townhouses, squares and historic churches among some of the friendliest people in the world.”

It now ranks second only to Glasgow for giving visitors a welcome, according to the latest poll.

Montreal, Liverpool and Tokyo made up the remaining top five friendliest cities in the travel series survey.