webfact Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Bangkok named Thailand’s most popular city among tourists BANGKOK, Dec 28 – Thailand’s capital Bangkok was ranked at the top of this year’s top ten popular cities among Thai and foreign tourists in a survey conducted by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Ministry Permanent Secretary Suwat Sidthilaw and Spokesman Watchara Kannikar on Wednesday told a news briefing that the ministry had carried out the survey of the most popular Thai cities among domestic and foreign tourists for the first time by compiling statistics from the Department of Tourism, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the association of tourism business operators and guides Mr Watchara said the ministry hoped that the survey would drive relevant agencies and tourism operators to compete and improve their performance next year. Following the first tourist survey ever by the ministry, the capital won first place as most popular city among Thai and foreign visitors with the total number of tourists visiting the metropolitan at 20.7 million this year. The main popular tourist attractions in Bangkok were the historic Grand Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn Temple (Wat Pho), and Old Bangkok’s Rattanakosin Island, Mr Suwat explained. Meanwhile, the eastern seaboard province of Chon Buri, particularly Bang Saen, Pattaya, Ko Lan and Nong Nooch Garden, was ranked second, attracting about six million tourists, followed by the southern Andaman resort of Phuket and the historic city of Ayutthaya respectively. Kanchanaburi of River Kwai fame ranked fifth while the northern province of Chiang Mai was sixth, followed by Rayong, Songkhla, Nakhon Ratchasima and Krabi respectively. (MCOT online news) -- TNA 2011-12-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 This should go on page one of the miracle brochure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orac Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) Wow - who'd have thunk it! Someone will be telling us next that London is the UKs favourite city for tourists and Paris won the France vote. I was surprised to see CM so far down the list though. Edited December 28, 2011 by Orac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooters Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 "The main popular tourist attractions in Bangkok were the historic Grand Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn Temple (Wat Pho), and Old Bangkok’s Rattanakosin Island, followed by Nana Plaza and soi Cowboy Mr Suwat explained" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyinasia Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Another useless self serving survey designed to keep the illusion that all things are good in Thailand. How about a survey about the satisfaction over the levels of corruption, or a survey on the inaction of police investigations......I am sure the results would be far more interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.buffalo Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Where did the beer garden soi 7 feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanbkk Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 This should go on page one of the miracle brochure. Bangkok is a very beautiful city and it is my favorite city in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky1982 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Still a lot of work to be done .... World's top destinations for 2012 http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/27/travel/top-destinations-2012/?hpt=hp_bn7 Sweet FA about Asia just some poor soul who went throw Thailand to Myanmar and said it was scary .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lounger Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Ask a Thai 'where is his favourite city?' places a burden on him that goes beyond honesty. I supect the answers reflect a) home town and honourable loyalty. I can imagine the first answer as being 'what are the choices? Ahh so Buriram isnt listed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 the first tourist survey ever by the ministry By the Ministry of Tourism and Sports... Guess they have been busy with Sports until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featography Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 This should go on page one of the miracle brochure. I guess tourists loved the flooding and really really really really love the pollution that resulted from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swerver Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Ask a Thai 'where is his favourite city?' places a burden on him that goes beyond honesty. I supect the answers reflect a) home town and honourable loyalty. I can imagine the first answer as being 'what are the choices? Ahh so Buriram isnt listed... Of course Buriram isn’t listed. Its Khmer territory which Thailand had taken in a war with Cambodia and later was allowed to keep by the French because it was west of the Mekong River which the French used as the Indochina border, the French kept what was East of the river. This is also why Buriramies are the most anti farang of the people living in Thailand. More so even than the people in the 3-Southern provinces, “present” from the British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 They didn't ask me.........I can't stand the place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nisa Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Good for Bangkok. It really is an amazing city with so many diverse attractions for visitors. However, it is centrally located, the capital and where most international flights arrive making the survey results unsurprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdome Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 If the tourists had to live in Bangkok (like I did for 4 years at a stretch), they might change their mind perhaps. But seriously, which other city would it be (apart from Chiang Mai, I doubt Pattaya would get many votes), which other Thai city do tourists even visit and experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman32 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 This should go on page one of the miracle brochure. Bangkok is a very beautiful city and it is my favorite city in the world. oh my god do you wear glasses........... personally i hate the place and only go there as my travel hub because i have to.............crap food, too busy and too dirty for me.....cant believe chiang mai is 5th and not even a mention for koh chang/ phi phi although the later can get a bit much in high season but in low its stunning. i can imagine why Pattaya and Korat is on there..........pickup point and visiting point for mia noi's lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osiboy Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 think i remember reading that bkk is 80% bigger than the second city in thailand, they do seem tiny in comparison , .. seem to be of a similar size to say.... plymouth, alicante , swansea ,reading ,coventry,.. around 200-300,000 pop,...... and not much nightlife or tourist attractions ,i find them all pretty boring , ... a few exeptions chiang mai, ayyuthaya maybe, but after 2-3 days ,you seen them !, ......... now, get near the sea ,......and its a top place ,diff story......... and if there is a city nearby , great ! the further from bkk the better, ... how can you relax there ??? , ........if the air or the water dont get you , the traffic will !, "get the hell outa there "! ,...... did,nt you come here for an easier life ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roj Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 This should go on page one of the miracle brochure. Bangkok is a very beautiful city and it is my favorite city in the world. ..............................................................................................Away from downtown Bangkok is mostly like every other urban sprawl in Thailand - a cats paw of unsightly above ground electricity cables and instant decay new builds. Nothing remotely beautiful about it unless you believe the tourist brochures. Interesting yes but only in small doses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooters Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I live in BKK and consider it the most exotic city in the world. Luv it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jehricaholic Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 This should go on page one of the miracle brochure. Bangkok is a very beautiful city and it is my favorite city in the world. Somebody has been drinking the flood water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mijan24 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 This should go on page one of the miracle brochure. Bangkok is a very beautiful city and it is my favorite city in the world. Very well put and why shouldn't it be you may think differently when you actually get away from the brochures and arrive here be sure to note down the places you enjoyed the most, keep us informed please. Just be sure to remain alert thailand needs lerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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