BANGKOK RECEIVES TRAVEL+LEISURE’S “WORLD’S BEST CITY” AWARD FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW
I have been living in Bangkok for almost 10 years so I am very delighted to know that where I live named best city in the world for the third year in a row by Travel & Leisure magazine:-)
Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, has once again received the highest score from Travel+Leisure Magazine’s online survey of the World’s Best Cities in 2012. This is the third year in a row that Bangkok has maintained the leading position in this survey of international travelers. The scoring for the World’s Best Cities in the Travel+Leisure survey was based on six criteria including sights, culture & arts, restaurants & food, people, shopping, and value.
www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2012/cities
In addition to the World’s Best City Award, Thailand’s islands, hotels, resorts, and airlines were also ranked among the best by survey respondents:
Top islands in Asia
• Phuket, Thailand
• Ko Samui, Thailand
Top 100 hotels overall:
• The Peninsula, Bangkok
• Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
• Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Top city hotels in Asia:
• The Peninsula, Bangkok
• Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
• Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Bangkok
• Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok
• Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
• The Sukhothai, Bangkok
Top resorts in Asia:
• Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Top International Airlines:
• Thai Airways International
Language fact: Bangkok, whose abbreviated Thai name กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep literally means “City of Angels”
Source: www.tatnews.org
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