Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi soars to seventh heaven in luxury airport rankings

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Travel magazine and website Travel + Leisure ranked Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok as the seventh place most luxurious airport in the world. It was also rated second in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

 

Financial information and research website Business Financing recently launched the best and worst airports in the world ranking in February this year. In the ranking, two Bangkok airports, Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, were ranked among the worst in the world according to the opinions of business travellers from around the world.

 

The unexpected ranking prompted Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson Chai Watcharong to warn Thais not to devalue the country’s main aviation hubs, saying the assessment may not be comprehensive.

The spokesperson’s statement may be reasonable as Suvarnabhumi Airport managed to restore the reputation of Thailand by being ranked as one of the top ten luxury airports in the world this month.

The Travel + Leisure publication revealed the names of the airports that offer passengers the most luxurious experience, based on a study by AllClear Travel Insurance, which looked at 1,800 airports around the world.

 

The study focused on the number of lounges in the passenger terminal, designer brand shops, luxury hotels in the area and the availability of champagne and caviar before boarding.

 

Based on these criteria, Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport was ranked seventh in the world with a score of 55 out of 100. The airport lost the most points for the availability of champagne and caviar before boarding and the number of luxury hotels close to the airport.

 

The winner was Dubai International Airport, and the full ranking of the top ten most luxurious airports is below:

 

1. Dubai International Airport
2. London Heathrow Airport
3. Hamad International Airport
4. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
5. Sydney International Airport
6. Singapore Changi Airport
7. Suvarnabhumi International Airport
8. Hong Kong International Airport
9. Frankfurt Airport
10. Narita International Airport

 

As well as being in the top ten, Suvarnabhumi Airport also won second place for the most luxurious airport in ASEAN. The regional winner was Singapore Changi Airport.

 

by Petch Petpailin

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Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-12

 

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[flyingtlger]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

Business Financing recently launched the best and worst airports in the world ranking in February this year. In the ranking, two Bangkok airports, Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, were ranked among the worst in the world

From Zero to Hero....Very unlikely.

[RandiRona]

Well it didn’t take long , did it? 
love home grown surveys!

 

[ChaiyaTH]

I dont know who made this list up but there is dozens of better airports that not even show in this list and would make it more likely to where bangkok ones is than they are.

[Ralf001]

from top 10 worst to top 10 best in a couple of days.

 

do these people really think we are that stupid ?

Edited March 11 by Ralf001

[Georgealbert]

This report was only about the high end traveller, not your average passenger. The report states it;

 

“looked at which terminals offered at least 10 lounges, surveyed the number of designer shops available, noted the number of luxury hotels in the area, and checked whether travellers could find perks like Champagne or caviar before boarding.”

 

https://www.travelandleisure.com/dubai-international-airport-most-luxurious-airport-in-world-study-8603681

 

The same website has a different top ten for it’s “Readers' 10 Favourite International Airports of 2023”

 

https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-international-airports-2023-7551696

 

[Ralf001]

5 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

This report was only about the high end traveller, not your average passenger. The report states it;

 

“looked at which terminals offered at least 10 lounges, surveyed the number of designer shops available, noted the number of luxury hotels in the area, and checked whether travellers could find perks like Champagne or caviar before boarding.”

 

https://www.travelandleisure.com/dubai-international-airport-most-luxurious-airport-in-world-study-8603681

 

The same website has a different top ten for it’s “Readers' 10 Favourite International Airports of 2023”

 

https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-international-airports-2023-7551696

 

 

I had to google caviar.... WTF people eat that ?

[Lucky Bones]

What is it with airports?

People lose their minds at airports?

We spend more time in airports than flying.

I haven't been the same since 1975.

Still looking for my mind.🙃🙃

 

[Georgealbert]

32 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I had to google caviar.... WTF people eat that ?

55555

 

Think that highlights, that me and you were not going to be part of this survey.

Edited March 11 by Georgealbert

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, Lucky Bones said:

What is it with airports?

People lose their minds at airports?

We spend more time in airports than flying.

I haven't been the same since 1975.

Still looking for my mind.🙃🙃

 

 

Don't know where you fly but I definitely spend more time on an airplane than the airport.

[Lucky Bones]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Don't know where you fly but I definitely spend more time on an airplane than the airport.

Guessing you don't have to go from Terminal X to Terminal Y to catch flights.

 

[Celsius]

I conform that the business lounge at Swampy was excellent. Beat Cathay and Eva by food choices.

 

 

[milesinnz]

are they a branch of TAT ?

Edited March 11 by milesinnz

[Ralf001]

Just now, Lucky Bones said:

Guessing you don't have to go from Terminal X to Terminal Y to catch flights.

 

 

Lemme see.

 

A recent flight to the USA with 1 stop over.

Time at Swampy airport - 3hrs.

Time on airplane to Korea - 5hr.

Time at Korea airport - 1hr.

Time on airplane to USA - 15hr.

 

Yeah am confident I spend more time on the airplane than in the airport... even a simple flight home - 3hrs at swampy/10hrs on airplane.

[thesetat]

1 hour ago, flyingtlger said:

From Zero to Hero....Very unlikely.

I knew it would not be long before they found some other way to show their ranking as the worst was wrong. They must have ordered a thorough search online to find a report to contradict that other report saying their airport was the worst. Even though this rating was made about high dollar travellers instead of an average person travelling. 

[DjSilver]

🤣🤣🤣

 

I wonder who the fraudulent Thais bribed this time? 🤣🤣🤣

[blazes]

40 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

from top 10 worst to top 10 best in a couple of days.

 

do these people really think we are that stupid ?

 

Yes they do.  And if you are stupid enough to question your betters, we do have some defamation laws to help you change your mind.

[Ralf001]

Just now, blazes said:

 

Yes they do.  And if you are stupid enough to question your betters, we do have some defamation laws to help you change your mind.

 

Hahahaha, get a grip champ.

[Georgealbert]

22 minutes ago, Celsius said:

I conform that the business lounge at Swampy was excellent. Beat Cathay and Eva by food choices.

 

 

Sorry but which lounge did you visit? 

Are you referring to Thai Airways lounge?

 

https://www.loungebuddy.com/BKK?filters={"tempClosed.0"%3A"open"}

Edited March 11 by Georgealbert

[Lucky Bones]

29 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Lemme see.

 

A recent flight to the USA with 1 stop over.

Time at Swampy airport - 3hrs.

Time on airplane to Korea - 5hr.

Time at Korea airport - 1hr.

Time on airplane to USA - 15hr.

 

Yeah am confident I spend more time on the airplane than in the airport... even a simple flight home - 3hrs at swampy/10hrs on airplane.

15 hours on planes?

Why would anyone do that?

Time to relocate🙃🙃

[Skeptic7]

More flimflam from Land of Shams 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Travel magazine and website Travel + Leisure ranked Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok as the seventh place most luxurious airport in the world. It was also rated second in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Only last week it was voted by someone that it was one of the worst... so which is it?

[drgoon]

Brown envelopes

[Homburg]

HEATHROW #2??? - Seriously? Anyone who knows LHR would be astonished by that ranking.  How much were these guys paid to come up with that? 

[Skeptic7]

And does so in only a few days❗Amusing Thailand. 

[Dcheech]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I had to google caviar.... WTF people eat that ?

 

The ones not having the Double Whopper from Burger King?

 

 

Edited March 11 by Dcheech

[Aussie999]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

from top 10 worst to top 10 best in a couple of days.

 

do these people really think we are that stupid ?

Amazing Thailand

[Gandtee]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I had to google caviar.... WTF people eat that ?

The same people that eat foie gras and shark fin soup.😉

[stoner]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

from top 10 worst to top 10 best in a couple of days.

 

do these people really think we are that stupid ?

 

Yes.

[Celsius]

32 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

Sorry but which lounge did you visit? 

Are you referring to Thai Airways lounge?

 

https://www.loungebuddy.com/BKK?filters={"tempClosed.0"%3A"open"}

 

I have no clue, but it was a Thai Airways lounge located 1 floor down the escalator from after you pass immigration.