The Norwegian travel trade has rated the Kingdom of Thailand, "The World’s Best Tourist Country 2005". This is the second consecutive year that Thailand has won the prestigious award. The "Grand Travel Award 2005" was presented at the annual award presentation ceremony organised by "Travel News", an independent Norwegian travel trade magazine held on January 10th in Oslo.
“We are particularly thankful for the award this year. On behalf of the Thai people, I thank Norway for the continuous support and help in this current situation,” said Nattera Kachornserelikitkul, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand office in Stockholm.
The Grand Travel Award was being hosted for the tenth time and reflects the results of a survey which polled over 300 travel industry members in Norway. The awards are presented in a total of 17 categories with scores allocated according to a scale of 1-6, with 1 being the lowest score and 6 is the highest.
Thailand was the winner of "The Best Tourist Country" with a score of 5.15 points, followed by Greece 4.74, Denmark 4.74, Spain 4.47 and Turkey 3.75.
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