webfact Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 TOURISM Chiang Mai among top global destinations The Nation BANGKOK: -- Chiang Mai becomes the only Thai tourist destination that is voted one of top 25 global destinations by worldwide travellers. Under the TripAdvisor’s Top 25 Travellers’ Choice World Destinations, it is put among world-class destinations like London, New York and Istanbul. Chiang Mai is also voted as one of top 25 destinations in Asia. Included are two more Thai destinations - Koh Phi Phi Don in Krabi and Koh Tao in Surat Thani. The Travellers’ Choice Destinations awards honour top travel spots worldwide based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travellers. Award winners were determined based on the popularity of destinations, taking into account travellers’ favorites and most highly rated places. Claiming to be the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor manages and operates websites under 19 other travel media brands, and together the sites attract more than 69 million unique monthly visitors. Full lists of the destinations are below. Top 25 Travellers’ Choice World Destinations 1. London, England 2. New York City, New York 3. Rome, Italy 4. Paris, France 5. San Francisco, California 6. Marrakech, Morocco 7. Istanbul, Turkey 8. Barcelona, Spain 9. Siem Reap, Cambodia 10. Berlin, Germany 11. Chicago, Illinois 12. Florence, Italy 13. Buenos Aires, Argentina 14. Sydney, Australia 15. Beijing, China 16. Prague, Czech Republic 17. Las Vegas, Nevada 18. Bora Bora, French Polynesia 19. Shanghai, China 20. Honolulu, Hawaii 21. Los Angeles, California 22. New Orleans, Louisiana 23. Cape Town, South Africa 24. Chiang Mai, Thailand 25. Dublin, Ireland Top 25 Travellers’ Choice Asia Destinations: 1. Siem Reap, Cambodia 2. Beijing, China 3. Shanghai, China 4. Chiang Mai, Thailand 5. Male, Maldives 6. Goa, India 7. Boracay, Philippines 8. Hong Kong, China 9. Hanoi, Vietnam 10. Kathmandu, Nepal 11. Kyoto, Japan 12. Tokyo, Japan 13. Singapore 14. Ubud, Indonesia 15. Hoi An, Vietnam 16. Luang Prabang, Laos 17. Xi’an, China 18. Koh Phi Phi Don, Thailand 19. Taipei, Taiwan 20. Koh Tao, Thailand 21. Seoul, South Korea 22. Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam 23. New Delhi, India 24. Varanasi, India 25. Halong Bay, Vietnam -- The Nation 2012-05-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Was hoping they could keep it a secret for a few more years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Siam Reap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotinsiam Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Siam Reap? Siem Reap of Angkor Wat fame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Siam Reap? Siem Reap of Angkor Wat fame Siem Reap - The Defeat of Siam. (Is this correct?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 It must be the health restoring qualities of the air I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Ridiculous. Where's Pattaya? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) It must be the health restoring qualities of the air I guess. Don't think you've quite got the gist of the poll, old chap!..... though I musty admit living in CM I am a bit surprised myself at where it showed. Can only put it down to the wonderful people who live here! Edited May 3, 2012 by bigbamboo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Siam Reap? Siem Reap of Angkor Wat fame yes and? I know maybe a handful people who know Angkor Wat and I know a thousand who love Pataya and come there every year. (more the lonely males) So I doubt that statistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 It must be the health restoring qualities of the air I guess. For once GK and I agree on something.......I lived there 6 years, got tired of the bad air, and left. The running joke if you lived in Chiang Mai was why all the tourists would come to the city. Famous Night Market ??? :-) Certainly the countryside surrounding Chiang Mai was fantastic however.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johpa Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Ridiculous. Where's Pattaya? I believe it is somewhere south of Bangkok along the eastern seaboard. The place has its admirerers and it does have many activity options, but most people find it rather unpleasant. Yet these days I actually hear more negative comments regarding Samui, Thailand's true Paradise :Lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Siam Reap? Siem Reap of Angkor Wat fame yes and? I know maybe a handful people who know Angkor Wat and I know a thousand who love Pataya and come there every year. (more the lonely males) So I doubt that statistic. This poll was organised by the world's largest travel website and the accent is on 'travellers'. If it had been a poll organised by expats sitting in bars no doubt Pattaya would have scored higher. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Siam Reap? Siem Reap of Angkor Wat fame yes and? I know maybe a handful people who know Angkor Wat and I know a thousand who love Pataya and come there every year. (more the lonely males) So I doubt that statistic. Sounds like you know a top quality group of people If you look at the destinations on the list, you will see some great locations that offer great experiences to the tourists. What does pattaya have to offer? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgey Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 what a ridiculous survey...... how can you possibly compare Bora Bora with London or Boracay with Beijing ?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) If you don't know now you never will an answer to =What has Pattaya got to offer Edited May 3, 2012 by ginjag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgey Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 If you don't know now you never will ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Georgy, my post got squeezed out, the answer was to the post before yours---sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiniyow Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 After 4 years living there it got boring to tell the truth..Rain 9 months a year and very dirty air made me look for another place.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEL1 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Ridiculous. Where's Pattaya? Somewhere in Moscow, isn't it? -mel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Now it's world traveler showoff time. How many of the top world 25 have you been to? (17 of 25) How many have you lived in as a resident? 3 Edited May 3, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyFlyfisherDavis Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 <p>But another article says that Pattaya is the "role model" of Thailand...How can this be...? Hmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurofiend Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Ridiculous. Where's Pattaya? I think it's down the list, near iraq and afghanistan Edited May 3, 2012 by nurofiend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyFlyfisherDavis Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Ridiculous. Where's Pattaya? Somewhere in Moscow, isn't it? -mel. Some of us wish Mel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurofiend Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Was hoping they could keep it a secret for a few more years. finally conformation that CM beats BKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Now it's world traveler showoff time. How many of the top world 25 have you been to? (17 of 25) How many have you lived in as a resident? 3 14 of 25 for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyFlyfisherDavis Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Siam Reap? Siem Reap of Angkor Wat fame yes and? I know maybe a handful people who know Angkor Wat and I know a thousand who love Pataya and come there every year. (more the lonely males) So I doubt that statistic. Sounds like you know a top quality group of people If you look at the destinations on the list, you will see some great locations that offer great experiences to the tourists. What does pattaya have to offer? Pattaya offers polluted beaches and bad whores that have been had every year by the same "lonely males"...Yeah...Nice place you have there...and it was called a "roll model" for what may I ask...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurofiend Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Now it's world traveler showoff time. How many of the top world 25 have you been to? (17 of 25) How many have you lived in as a resident? 3 14 of 25 for me... exact same here! lived in 4, still live in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 what a ridiculous survey...... how can you possibly compare Bora Bora with London or Boracay with Beijing ?? They didn't compare them it was just a list made up of the number of people who book flights with them. It was made up in the order of the most to the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Now it's world traveler showoff time. How many of the top world 25 have you been to? (17 of 25) How many have you lived in as a resident? 3 14 of 25 for me... exact same here! lived in 4, still live in 2 13 and 6 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surangw Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 they bypass Bangkok? ( or forgot to mention it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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