Bangkok Voted World's Best City

  • August 4, 2010
Bangkok Voted World's Best City
Meanwhile, 10 Asian hotels are placed in the top 100 hotels in the world, with Peninsula Bangkok (named as Asia's number 1 city hotel) coming in at number 7 and Four Seasons Singapore at 14. Other Asian properties placed in the list's top 50 include Shangri-La Singapore at number 20, the Four Seasons Resort in Chiang Mai (27), the Hotel de la Paix in Cambodia (29) and the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Devi, also in Chiang Mai (45).

Also scoring highly in the poll, voted for by readers of all six global editions of Travel + Leisure, are Singapore Airlines (Top International Airline) and Bali (Top Asian Island and fourth in the Top Islands Overall category).

Matt Leppard, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, said: "The strong showing of Asian properties and destinations is really no surprise. Asia, and particularly Southeast Asia, con-tinues to offer some of the most attractive world-class properties, located in such varied locations as exotic rain forests, vibrant cities, and even on water; with such a choice, Southeast Asia will remain one of the world's most popular regions."

He added: "The placement of Bangkok as the World's Best City is extremely encouraging, given the recent problems. I have to note that the survey was taken before the upheavals started early this year, but the fact that Bangkok has been recognized this year, as it was in 2008, is testament not only to the myriad attractions on offer and the variety of top-drawer hotels, but also to the Thai people and culture, both of which bring so much joy to travelers. My hope is that this win will fur-ther boost Bangkok tourism recovery efforts, which all of us are committed to."

PHOTO: The Peninsula Bangkok pool