Thailand Boasts of Two Cities in Top Ten Global Rankings

According to an Internet survey conducted by Travel + Leisure Magazine, a publication of the American Express Publishing Corporation, Thailand is the only country that boasts of two cities in the top ten global rankings. In the Asian cities category, Bangkok topped the list, while Chiang Mai was ranked third.

Bangkok got an overall score of 90.4, beating out other prominent global cities such as Paris, London and New York. Chiang Mai scored 88.15.

“This is the result of the tireless efforts made by the public and private sectors as well as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration over the last 10 years to ‘reinvent’ Bangkok and take advantage of its extensive tourism and travel opportunities. Visitors to Bangkok feel it is a truly cosmopolitan city that is a perfect mixture of the old and the new. Its distinctive character is the result of Thailand’s long-standing freedom while opening itself to all positive things beyond its borders,” said TAT Governor Suraphon Svetasreni.