Bangkok voted world’s best city in travel poll
source: The Nation (By Agencies) 10 Jul 2008
Bangkok was voted the world’s best city for 2008 and the Galapagos were picked as the best islands in an online poll by Travel + Leisure magazine, winning over last year’s winners Florence, Italy and Bali, Indonesia.
US-based magazine readers also voted for the first time that Bangkok and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador topped their respective categories, said Nancy Novogrod, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure magazine.
Last year, Bangkok was ranked number 3 and the Galapagos number 8. The 2007 winners of best city and best island — Florence and Bali — fell to number 5 and number 2 respectively.
Singapore Airlines was voted number one, followed by Emirates, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific.
Top 10 cities in the World:
1 Bangkok, Thailand 87.61
2 Buenos Aires, Argentina 87.24
3 Cape Town, South Africa 86.59
4 Sydney, Australia 86.49
5 Florence, Italy 86.24
6 Cuzco, Peru 86.15
7 Rome, Italy 85.12
8 New York, US 85.03
9 Istanbul, Turkey 84.61
10 San Francisco, US 84.42
Thailand has The Top Two of 10 Best Destination Cities in Asia:
1 Bangkok, Thailand 87.61
2 Kyoto, Japan 84.27
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand 84.14
4 Hong Kong 83.69
5 Udaipur, India 83.51
6 Shanghai, China 81.83
7 Siem Reap, Cambodia 81.15
8 Beijing, China 81.05
9 Hanoi, Vietnam 80.87
10 Jaipur, India 80.78
Thailand has Two Out of Three Top Beaches in Asia:
1 Bali 86.32
2 Phuket Thailand 82.64
3 Penang Malaysia 81.67
Thailand has Two of the Top 20 Hotel Spas:
1 Wickaninnish Inn Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada 92.66
2 Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, Thailand 92.19
3 Lodge at Pebble Beach California, US 90.94
4 Four Seasons Resort Nevis, US 90.88
5 Maroma Resort & Spa Riviera Maya, Mexico 90.79
6 Esperanza Resort Los Cabos, Mexico 90.63
7 Auberge du Soleil Rutherford, California, US 90.37
8 Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, France 90.28
9 Camelback Inn, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa Scottsdale, Arizona, US 90.14
10 Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 90.10
11 Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa Maui, US 89.66
12 The Oriental Bangkok, Thailand 89.58
13 Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa Asheville, North Carolina, US 89.51
14 One & Only Ocean Club Paradise Island, Bahamas 89.47
15 Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, US 89.42
16 Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, US 88.75
17 The Peninsula Chicago, US 88.64
18 Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch Beaver Creek, Colorado, US 88.62
19 Hotel del Coronado San Diego, US 88.16
20 American Club Kohler, Wisconsin, US 87.99
