Jacob Maslow Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Thailand has been named the best wedding destination for the fourth year in a row by Travel + Leisure India & South Asia. The honor was awarded at India’s Best Awards 2014 at New Delhi’s Leela Ambiance Gurgaon Hotel. This is the fourth consecutive year the country has been given this honor from the prestigious travel magazine. Polling for the award was conducted as a reader’s choice over a 6-month period. The poll was available both online and through the magazine. Opinions of leading travel experts were also taken into consideration. Juthaporn Rerngronasa, who is Acting Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, called Thailand the “perfect wedding destination” with “romantic wonders,” referring to the country’s tropical beaches and green mountains. She went on to praise the country’s high level of accommodation and warm climate, and noted that the country’s high Indian population allowed couples to plan an unforgettable wedding. Aside from traditional weddings, couples can also opt for more unique celebrations, including underwater, jungle and cruise weddings. Each year, approximately 200 Indian weddings are hosted in Thailand. In 2014, the country welcomed over 940,000 visitors from India who spent approximately 7 days in the country and spent around 5,491.83 baht per person each day. -- 2015-04-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jerojero Posted April 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Approximately 200 weddings and over 940000 visitors, but EXACTLY 5491.83 baht per visitor. Yep. Edited April 24, 2015 by jerojero 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Best wedding destination but hardly for a worldwide audience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lupatria Posted April 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2015 But according to Phuket authorities wedding ceremonies at the beach are forbidden... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Best ending destination determined by a poll of Asians. Where would it rank if this was a worldwide poll instead of a selected few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean008 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 "Polling for the award was conducted as a reader’s choice over a 6-month period. The poll was available both online and through the magazine. Opinions of leading travel experts were also taken into consideration" "Opinions of leading travel experts were also taken into consideration" I wonder if TAT were the leading travel experts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 This is the fourth consecutive year the country has been given this honor from the prestigious travel magazine. Considered prestigious where and by who? There's a clue in the lack of a u. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuhnPaen Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Thought it was one of those paid for trip advisor articles. Maybe they are all part of the same cabal. Thailand seems to win a lot of these polls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMF1960 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Really? Do they mean best for weddings or best for stag parties? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Perhaps I ought to stay !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick167 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Oh Pleeze, its stupid Indian publication catering to a few Indians. And mind you, most of these Indians have no refine tastes or behaviour themselves, so why trust such a garbage publication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick167 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Furthermore, never trust publications by Indians. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Do they mean the best place to buy find a bride (complete with inlaws). Buy wth reference to this bizare sinsot thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Prbkk Posted April 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) So the competition was Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. A triumph for Thailand! Edited April 24, 2015 by Prbkk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I have been to a wedding in Phuket (Friends) on the beach and it was horrible food was bad no service and apparently it did cost a lot Now I was living in Thailand at that time and it did not cost me anything on airfare like all the other guests had to pay. I got married in Kings Park in Perth the most beautiful park you can imagine (voted in the top five of the world) and guess what ,it cost me nothing apart from the wedding celebrant and a good meal afterwards and a honeymoon at the Burswood Casino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapson Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Even though using the term around the article could perhaps have been more specific on their average per head daily spending of BHT 5,491.83. Where do they get this quality journalism from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The first question for Indian couples planning a wedding in another country is not, "Where would you like to get married?" The question is, "Which countries within a reasonable distance will give you and your wedding guests visas without a big hassle?" That quickly narrows down the options. Thailand offers visa on arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 "Polling for the award was conducted as a reader’s choice over a 6-month period. The poll was available both online and through the magazine. Opinions of leading travel experts were also taken into consideration" "Opinions of leading travel experts were also taken into consideration" I wonder if TAT were the leading travel experts According to their prior activities this is simply impossible as there is way to much prove that the TAT has no leading travel experts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 But according to Phuket authorities wedding ceremonies at the beach are forbidden... and do those overseas looking at pictures of pristine beaches in their brochure realise the pictures are most likely of beaches in the Philippines ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I don't want to put a damper of this total load of irrelevant crap, but can we have a bit more depth and investigate , how many marriages that were done in Thailand survived the first 10 years , that is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I have been to a wedding in Phuket (Friends) on the beach and it was horrible food was bad no service and apparently it did cost a lot Now I was living in Thailand at that time and it did not cost me anything on airfare like all the other guests had to pay. I got married in Kings Park in Perth the most beautiful park you can imagine (voted in the top five of the world) and guess what ,it cost me nothing apart from the wedding celebrant and a good meal afterwards and a honeymoon at the Burswood Casino The restaurant at Kings Park is bloody great hey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Oh Pleeze, its stupid Indian publication catering to a few Indians. And mind you, most of these Indians have no refine tastes or behaviour themselves, so why trust such a garbage publication. Such refined tastes (and similar) would pale garbage or even s**** Should keep such in your home countries! refine tastes or behaviour - indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Suggested title for pic in OP: 'sure hope it doesn't rain! You guys think Thailand is corrupt? They can take lessons from India. I'm sceptical regarding all media, but stuff that comes out of India doesn't even get read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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