chuckwoww Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Bangkok city officials say they are humbled and inspired after receiving Travel + Leisure magazine's "Top City" award, despite recent street riots that sent tourists packing. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra told a news conference that the award offers a morale boost to the battered capital and called on political protesters to behave themselves. The recent political upheaval prompted dozens of international travel advisories and emptied hotels. "What we have in our hands is very precious," said Sukhumbhand. "We must prevent troubles and any more losses from happening in our beloved city. We should not damage it any further." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_top_city_award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Does the bombing(s) add into the equation? or burning down the city (buildings)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Those are just part of the attraction apparently. Congrats to Bangkok and all but are these people giving all these awards to Bangkok the last couple weeks all looney???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Note: see earlier thread. The vote was taken BEFORE the red shirts seized parts of the commercial district. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Immaterial. Bangkok is NOT the top city in the world on any scale. In fact, BKK is not the top city in Asia or even SE Asia for that matter. To keep going, it's probably not even the top city in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 So all of the sex tourists voted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 So all of the sex tourists voted? That would have brought Pattaya to the top spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 A very different result if the poll was taken now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elroy Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Biggest bunch of BS I've read in a long time. The article listed 50 reasons why the authors chose Bangkok as #1. Among them: - Soi Cowboy - Scantilly clad promotion girls - It is slowly sinking - It has a really long name Wonder how much Bangkok officials paid the authors to name Bangkok #1 and Chiang Mai #2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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