They must be crazy. There are lots of much nicer places in the world.

Is it a joke of the month?

Third in Asia, not the world

Wrong.

Bangkok. Third. City. In the world.

BKK was BTW listed as top city in Asia a few years ago:

http://www.vacationideas.me/travel-tips/top-10-most-visited-cities-in-the-world/

http://www.enjoyourholiday.com/2011/04/18/top-10-most-visited-cities-in-the-world/

The 2nd position has me puzzled. Why do so many people want to visit Singapore? For what?

I bet its more dirty white guys than anything else.

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Third in Asia, not the world

Wrong.

Bangkok. Third. City. In the world.

BKK was BTW listed as top city in Asia a few years ago:

http://www.vacationideas.me/travel-tips/top-10-most-visited-cities-in-the-world/

http://www.enjoyourholiday.com/2011/04/18/top-10-most-visited-cities-in-the-world/

The 2nd position has me puzzled. Why do so many people want to visit Singapore? For what?

The above links gave a few reasons. SG is also extremely safe & relatively clean. English is widely spoken. Moreover it has legal red light areas which attract some of the most attractive ladies from places like Vietnam & China.

The average visit to SG is only 3-4 days, as there is not a lot to see & it is small. OTOH visitors to Thailand stay much longer, more like 10 to 14 days.

SG has been called the USA of Asia. Only 2 hours from BKK.

Edited January 31, 201412 yr by oldthaihand99

Hehee i wonder if they got their numbers from the TAT? I guess it doesnt matter since that was last years numbers. This year Bkk will be out for the count since tourists will avoid it like the plague

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I guess that means, they will miss the picnic, eh?

Euromonitor International?! LOL!

"According to the recently released Global Destinations Cities Index by MasterCard..."

Bangkok was the #1 city...in the entire world.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/worlds-visited-city/story?id=19321714

Not this month or year. This is supposed to be the year of the Horse, but it is shaping up to be the year of the Jackass.

Hehee i wonder if they got their numbers from the TAT? I guess it doesnt matter since that was last years numbers. This year Bkk will be out for the count since tourists will avoid it like the plague

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Why are there so many negative Farang in Thailand?

There is nothing negative about Thailand , it's the Thai's in Thailand that are negative, you only have to see a soapy to realize Thailand has along way to go, the Farang is trying to bring about a change as well as Suthep , helping to put Democracy in it's rightful place, for the people , not the selected few. As for BKK at No3, that must have been taken long before your protests , cause travel warnings from Western countries are far from flattering.

Bangkok named the world’s 3rd top tourist destinations

Not this Year TOT......

Bangkok named the world’s 3rd top tourist destinations

Not this Year TOT......

For the month of January it may have slipped to # 20?

Nostradamus will surely enlighten us re what February onwards will bring.

Historicly, though, protests & other upsets have been temporary bumps in the road of tourist numbers skyrocketing in the last decade or two.

Sex sells...

I <3 Bangkok.

euh , how much did this campain costed? they are not aware of the situation in bangkok ?

As I am a foreigner living it Thailand for over 20 years with a son who is a Thai citizen, I wish I could comment or express my opinion on this statement I just can't . I have a responsibility to be neutral as the people of this country would say "If you don't like the situation then don't live here, no one has asked or requested you(me) to live!" Although I have some rights; as my son is a Thai citizen but then again I can only protect him till his 18th birthday. It is truly tragic and ironic situation that the Thais have got themselves into. So I stand by and watch all the hate & greed being acted out on each other like in so many countries like Sudan, Syria, Libya...etc... I hope God, whatever religion --- will give them the sense to really be able to understand all the hurt & pain they causing to their own country and it's less fortunate citizens... my country has suffered similar situation like this for over 50 years and just recently have come onto the road of the so called "Democracy" and there we are also hoping to be able to go on road of true justice, understanding, compromise and freedom.

I have been reading similar stats in newspaper articles 3-4 times before. All of them had Paris as #1

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Hehee i wonder if they got their numbers from the TAT? I guess it doesnt matter since that was last years numbers. This year Bkk will be out for the count since tourists will avoid it like the plague

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Why are there so many negative Farang in Thailand?

Negative people reside world wide and are not limited to one group such as "Farang". Pay them no heed. Smile, enjoy life and move forward in life is my mantra.

Third in Asia, not the world

Wrong.

Bangkok. Third. City. In the world.

BKK was BTW listed as top city in Asia a few years ago:

http://www.vacationideas.me/travel-tips/top-10-most-visited-cities-in-the-world/

http://www.enjoyourholiday.com/2011/04/18/top-10-most-visited-cities-in-the-world/

The 2nd position has me puzzled. Why do so many people want to visit Singapore? For what?

The above links gave a few reasons. SG is also extremely safe & relatively clean. English is widely spoken. Moreover it has legal red light areas which attract some of the most attractive ladies from places like Vietnam & China.

The average visit to SG is only 3-4 days, as there is not a lot to see & it is small. OTOH visitors to Thailand stay much longer, more like 10 to 14 days.

SG has been called the USA of Asia. Only 2 hours from BKK

People visit Singapore because it's safe, clean and they speak English? Really? You forgot to mention that you can't get chewing gum on your shoes.

I think the numbers could be exaggerated somewhat. I've had to enter and exit Singapore (never leaving airport) quite a number of times using low cost carriers.

thesetat2013, on 31 Jan 2014 - 17:24, said:

Hehee i wonder if they got their numbers from the TAT? I guess it doesnt matter since that was last years numbers. This year Bkk will be out for the count since tourists will avoid it like the plague

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I would put money on it you are wrong. People are still coming and will continue to do so. Pattaya is packed to the seams

Third in Asia, not the world

no, you are wrong: http://blog.euromonitor.com/2014/01/datagraphic-top-100-city-destinations-ranking.html

Third in Asia, not the world

I think you didn't read the article fully, try again!

The 2nd position has me puzzled. Why do so many people want to visit Singapore? For what?

The above links gave a few reasons. SG is also extremely safe & relatively clean. English is widely spoken. Moreover it has legal red light areas which attract some of the most attractive ladies from places like Vietnam & China.

The average visit to SG is only 3-4 days, as there is not a lot to see & it is small. OTOH visitors to Thailand stay much longer, more like 10 to 14 days.

SG has been called the USA of Asia. Only 2 hours from BKK

People visit Singapore because it's safe, clean and they speak English? Really? You forgot to mention that you can't get chewing gum on your shoes.

I think the numbers could be exaggerated somewhat. I've had to enter and exit Singapore (never leaving airport) quite a number of times using low cost carriers.

Safety does matter to some people. The more suicidally inclined are fine visiting places with land mines, bombs & grenades going off.

Udon Thani first, Pattaya second and Bangkok third, sounds about right. As voted for by 10 Thai blokes down the pub after a few bottles of Yadong.

Brill mate, good choice.

Hehee i wonder if they got their numbers from the TAT? I guess it doesnt matter since that was last years numbers. This year Bkk will be out for the count since tourists will avoid it like the plague

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Why are there so many negative Farang in Thailand?

Because 7/11 only sells beer between 12-2pm and 5-12am!

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The 2nd position has me puzzled. Why do so many people want to visit Singapore? For what?

The above links gave a few reasons. SG is also extremely safe & relatively clean. English is widely spoken. Moreover it has legal red light areas which attract some of the most attractive ladies from places like Vietnam & China.

The average visit to SG is only 3-4 days, as there is not a lot to see & it is small. OTOH visitors to Thailand stay much longer, more like 10 to 14 days.

SG has been called the USA of Asia. Only 2 hours from BKK

People visit Singapore because it's safe, clean and they speak English? Really? You forgot to mention that you can't get chewing gum on your shoes.

I think the numbers could be exaggerated somewhat. I've had to enter and exit Singapore (never leaving airport) quite a number of times using low cost carriers.

Safety does matter to some people. The more suicidally inclined are fine visiting places with land mines, bombs & grenades going off.

Simple, transit point....

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Another top rating for Bangkok! http://travel.uk.msn.com/summer-breaks/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=158304244&page=13

The above links gave a few reasons. SG is also extremely safe & relatively clean. English is widely spoken. Moreover it has legal red light areas which attract some of the most attractive ladies from places like Vietnam & China.

The average visit to SG is only 3-4 days, as there is not a lot to see & it is small. OTOH visitors to Thailand stay much longer, more like 10 to 14 days.

SG has been called the USA of Asia. Only 2 hours from BKK

People visit Singapore because it's safe, clean and they speak English? Really? You forgot to mention that you can't get chewing gum on your shoes.

I think the numbers could be exaggerated somewhat. I've had to enter and exit Singapore (never leaving airport) quite a number of times using low cost carriers.

Safety does matter to some people. The more suicidally inclined are fine visiting places with land mines, bombs & grenades going off.

Simple, transit point....

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True, SG is often used as a transit point for many Asian destinations.

Also many visitors come there to look for jobs or for business. Perhaps these types are included in the "tourist" numbers.

Hong Kong is high on the list as well, but over 50% come from China & many of those from the border town:

"Now, not to rain on Hong Kong's parade, but the fact that visitors from mainland China counted as "international travelers" does pretty significantly skew the results. The Wall Street Journal blog covered HK's new ranking and they admitted, "to be sure, a large portion of the visits from the mainland to Hong Kong are day-trippers from neighboring Shenzhen looking to stock up on daily necessities, such as milk powder."

http://shanghaiist.com/2014/01/31/hong_kong_becomes_worlds_most_visit.php

Visit Bangkok. Life's a riot.

Visit Bangkok. Life's a riot.

Lets call it ......................the den!!!!!

Maybe it's time to advertise Bangkok with a new slogan internationally:

Bangkok - we're the bomb!