webfact Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Koh Tao named Asia's No 1 islandBANGKOK: - Koh Tao was named Asia’s Number 1 island and the world’s Number 5 island among tourists ahead of Bali and Phuket, according to TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site.It was also ranked the world’s Number 5 travellers’ choice after Providenciates in Turkey, Maui in Hawaii, Roatan in Hondurus and Santorini in Greece.TripAdvisor honours more than 100 islands worldwide. The annual awards are based on the millions of valuable reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travelers across the globe.The other top nine Travellers’ Choice islands in Asia are Bali, Phuket, Koh Samui, Lombok in Indonesia, Koh Lanta, Koh Pha-ngan, Boracay and Parawan in the Philippines and Malaysia’s Langkawi.Minister of Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Watthanavarangkul said she was thrilled that five of Thailand’s islands have, once again, been featured within the top 10 islands in Asia for the 2015 Traveller’s Choice awards.Top 10 Travellers’ Choice IslandsWorld1. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos2. Maui, Hawaii3. Roatan, Honduras4. Santorini, Greece5. Ko Tao, Thailand6. Madeira, Portugal7. Bali, Indonesia8. Mauritius, Africa9. Bora Bora, French Polynesia10. Fernando de Noronha, BrazilTop 10 Travellers’ Choice IslandsAsia1. Ko Tao, Thailand2. Bali, Indonesia3. Phuket, Thailand4. Ko Samui, Thailand5. Lombok, Indonesia6. Ko Lanta, Thailand7. Ko Phangan, Thailand8. Boracay, Philippines9. Palawan, Philippines10. Langkawi, MalaysiaSource: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/koh-tao-named-asias-no-1-island -- Thai PBS 2015-04-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fritzzz25 Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 Wonder how many proprietors on "Death Island" use this service http://real-tripadvisor-reviews.com/ 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EyesWideOpen Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Saw the headline and thought the ranking might have been for tourist deaths.....Guess this survey must be on a bit of a time lag. Edited April 22, 2015 by EyesWideOpen 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) I tend refer to it as 'Murder Island' or 'Rape-Murder Island' Edited April 22, 2015 by ukrules 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 Can you bribe Tripadvisor to get a better ranking? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EyesWideOpen Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 Wonder how many proprietors on "Death Island" use this service http://real-tripadvisor-reviews.com/ Haha that website is pretty damn funny. Learn something every day, I had no idea positive reviews could be bought..... "We offer to post POSITIVE reviews about your establishment on TripAdvisor, and the good news is, you only pay once the review has been approved and posted on TripAdvisor. 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NongKhaiKid Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 Another report says that half of the island's resorts etc are illegally built so how much will this new found be status be used to ' protect ' the resorts under the guise of maintaining the island's enticing environment that encourages tourists so much ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cornishcarlos Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 There were reports, around the time of the murders last year, about peoples TripAdvisor accounts being suspended when they posted negative reviews about KT !! Whether there is any truth in that, I don't know but it is not hard to imagine. Only takes a few bucks in the right pockets and voila, you are No.1 in the world 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phuketandsee Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 Remember when Tripadvisor shut down the KT page after the recent murders? Someone is definitely getting bought off. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Prbkk Posted April 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2015 Remember when Tripadvisor shut down the KT page after the recent murders? Someone is definitely getting bought off. Tripadvisor reviews are not verified and anyone can write anything about anywhere, good, bad or indifferent... 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) Never use there advice found it to be wrong 99% of the time the other 1% outright lies. Edited April 23, 2015 by Strangebrew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Do not believe everything you read on the web! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted April 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2015 Can you bribe Tripadvisor to get a better ranking? Of course......I'm sure they would accept "donations" ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alfalfa19 Posted April 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2015 This would be comical if not for the tragic and heinous events of last year. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesetat2013 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Wonder how many proprietors on "Death Island" use this service http://real-tripadvisor-reviews.com/Being that it claims only 8200 members worldwide I would have to say very few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 While the mention to those on this Forum of Koh Tao immediately brings to mind the tragic events of last September 2014, it seems most of those who actually visit the island and post rave reviews remain oblivious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 It's a surprising result, but as this article points out it's a relatively safe place for tourists by Thai standards. - "362 British nationals died in Thailand between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014". - http://asiancorrespondent.com/132333/koh-tao-tops-best-asian-islands-list-despite-bad-press-safety-concerns/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuibruno Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Remember when Tripadvisor shut down the KT page after the recent murders? Someone is definitely getting bought off. Tripadvisor reviews are not verified and anyone can write anything about anywhere, good, bad or indifferent... sorry you are wrong there are moderators on tripadvisor the same as this thai visa site so you cannot write freely whatever you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight8 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Just goes to show, the worse it gets, the more unbelievable it gets. Some of the most gruesome murders in the space of less than 12 months and it gets the award for No 1 island.. yeah No 1 likely change of getting killed on. Amazing Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruceybonus Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Remember when Tripadvisor shut down the KT page after the recent murders? Someone is definitely getting bought off. Tripadvisor reviews are not verified and anyone can write anything about anywhere, good, bad or indifferent... sorry you are wrong there are moderators on tripadvisor the same as this thai visa site so you cannot write freely whatever you want Yes, it probably has certain words that trigger a moderation. Profanities etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aripengu Posted April 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2015 What a joke! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seahorse Posted April 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2015 Wow. Tripadvisor's credibility just took a nosedive as far as I'm concerned. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post boomerangutang Posted April 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2015 Perhaps Krabi's islands can get a better rating if they get more rapes and murders. They had a rape (of a Dutch woman) last year, the Thai perp admitted it, then changed his story the next day, and was let off by his local cop buddies. Perhaps with a few more incidents like that, Krabi and Phi Phi can get better ratings. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Trip advisor is ok but not if you want actual information. I think this demonstrates this very nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sydebolle Posted April 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2015 TripAdvisor needs to be read with many grains of salt. Anybody can dump his/her opinion on something without the proof of qualification nor ever having been there. Many restaurant owners are being threatened with leaving a nasty comment on TripAdvisor. Some people are impossible to please (one cannot be everybody's darling) and have strange interpretation of product and/or service.Unlike Agoda or any other product purchasing site TripAdvisor allows anybody to vent their spleen; Agoda requires that the reviewer must have at least purchased the product in order to leave a review.It is being grossly misused; I've seen restaurants on rank 1 in Pattaya (remember "Froggies" ; upon physical visit I found a hole in the wall which got closed meanwhile and reopened as an Indian delight.It takes LOTS of writing to get a unjustified review out again and you have to proof the reviewer wrong while the reviewer does not even need to prove their identity.Koh Tao might have been "jacked up" by order of some TAT boys telling the staff to leave positive reviews. Wonders never seize and mysterious are the ways of the East. On a different note; what actually happened to the Burmese prisoners who were accused of the double murder? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketandsee Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 They are definitely moderated. I have twice tried to post negative reviews of Tiger Kingdom in Phuket and they would not post them. My reviews were no worse than other negative reviews and they refused to explain why my reviews were rejected although they hinted I was "biased." Strange that they want your opinion on a place then reject it as biased. They obviously had a full quota of negative reviews for that place for that month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Can you bribe Tripadvisor to get a better ranking? Koh Tao might have been "jacked up" by order of some TAT boys telling the staff to leave positive reviews. Wonders never seize and mysterious are the ways of the East. Bribing them - how to prove? Honestly though, I don't think so but you can buy positive reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Remember when Tripadvisor shut down the KT page after the recent murders? Someone is definitely getting bought off. Tripadvisor reviews are not verified and anyone can write anything about anywhere, good, bad or indifferent... sorry you are wrong there are moderators on tripadvisor the same as this thai visa site so you cannot write freely whatever you want Wrong, as long as you keep the vocabulary right you can dump anything there. You do not have to provide proof of who you are nor if what you write is true based on facts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkles Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Remember when Tripadvisor shut down the KT page after the recent murders? Someone is definitely getting bought off. Tripadvisor reviews are not verified and anyone can write anything about anywhere, good, bad or indifferent... sorry you are wrong there are moderators on tripadvisor the same as this thai visa site so you cannot write freely whatever you want Not true .my daughter manages a GH in Australia.They had a family book in. The husband was abusive to his wife and kids ,other guests were complaining about the noise. The staff asked him politely to tone it down.Next morning he threw the keys at them,went home and wrote a scathing report which was on Trip Advisor. Approaches were made to Trip Advisor by my daughter with the real story ,they refused to remove the comment. I am surprised that Trip Advisor have not been sued or maybe they have. There might be moderators but they would need an army of them to verify claims and how do you suggest they do that pay a visit to check the dirty linen pool etc ? impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysilly Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 This has to ba a joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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