Just as people increasingly admire international celebrities, so they believe that world famous centers of business, technology, and culture - whose names are household words to people everywhere - are uniquely valuable. As with fear of terrorism and suspicion of equities, geographical celebrity appears resilient, if not self-reinforcing: the more famous New York, Paris, and London get, the more glamorous they become.
第二，随着因特网和手机问世，全球通讯以爆炸性的速度增长，公众对充满魅力的国际大都市也日渐神往。就如人们越来越崇拜国际名人一样，他们同样相信那些家喻户晓的、世界著名的商业中心，技术中心和文化中心具备其独有的价值。伴随着对恐怖主义的恐慌心理，和对资产股票价格不稳定性的怀疑心理，这些大城市的地理知名度也有回弹趋势。纽约、巴黎、伦敦这些地方越出名，他们就变得越耀眼而有魅力。