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AWARDS WON
BY THAILAND

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MARKET ACCESS PARTNERSHIPS PROJECT (CSR-MAP)

NEW PRODUCTS

BANGKOK’S AIRPORT RAIL LINK COMMENCES FULL COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS TODAY – 23 AUGUST 2010

LANDMARK RESORT LAUNCHES PRIVATE PLANE SERVICE TO HUA HIN

WEEKEND TRIP TO SAMUT SAKHON AND SAMUT SONGKHRAM
Train Trip and Mae Klong Homestay organized by the State Railway of Thailand
Available Every Weekend

SAMUT SONGKHRAM PROVINCE REVIVES BANG NOK KHWAK TRADITIONAL FLOATING MARKET
Now open on weekends and public holidays
08.00 – 17.00 hrs
(08.00 am to 05.00 pm)

THAI GOLDSMITH GALLERY
2nd floor of the SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Centre (SACICT)
Bang Sai district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province
Open from Monday – Friday, 10.00 - 17.00 hrs.
Free admission

ANANTARA PHUKET RESORT & SPA OFFERS INTIMATE CRUISING OPTIONS ON BOARD LUXURY YACHT — THE MINOR AFFAIR

ISAN BOUTIQUE COLLECTION
Journey Through The World of I-San
Loei, Ubon Ratchathani, and Khon Kaen
Agalin. Phunacome Resort. Sedhapura. Suppaniga Home.

GREEN LEAF
Environmentally-friendly

THE SMOKE-FREE HOTEL PROGRAMME

THAI HOTEL STANDARD
STAR RATING

MAE FAH LUANG ART AND CULTURAL PARK

THE HALL OF OPIUM/
GOLDEN TRIANGLE PARK

I-SAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION

AWARDS WON BY THAILAND

2010

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2010

TRIP ADVISOR TRAVELER'S CHOICE 2010
THAILAND WINS FOUR OUT OF 10 TRIPADVISOR AWARDS FOR
TOP ASIAN BEACH DESTINATIONS
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2009

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2009

2008

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2008

FutureBrand Country Brand Index 2008
THAILAND NAMED BEST COUNTRY BRAND FOR VALUE FOR MONEY & RANKS AMONG TOP-5 FOR AUTHENTICITY, NIGHTLIFE AND SHOPPING

2007

2007 RES VARLDENS BASTA RESOR AWARDS
(The World Best Travel Award)

TRAVEL WEEKLY CHINA MAGAZINE AWARD
THAILAND — "THE BEST DESTINATION FOR LEISURE — SHORT HAUL

TOP DESTINATION FOR HOSPITALITY FOR THE 2007 WORLD TRAVELLER AWARDS BY WORLD TRAVELLER MEDIA (CHINA) IN DECEMBER 2007

PROMOTION OF THE TRAVEL DESTINATION AWARD — THAILAND 2007 BY TRAVEL AGENT MAGAZINE IN DECEMBER 2007

BEST ADS (APPROVED DESTINATION STATUS) — THAILAND 2007 BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (CHINESE LANGUAGE) IN APRIL 2007

WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 – THAILAND'S LEADING RESORT

WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 — ASIA’S LEADING SPA CONSULTANCY

14TH ANNUAL WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS — THAILAND'S LEADING GOLF RESORT AWARD

CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER AWARDS — BEST CITY IN ASIA
BANGKOK WINS TOP HONORS

DANISH TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 – BEST TOURIST COUNTRY

2007 LIBUR-TRAVERAMA TOURISM AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL
DESTINATION
Libur & Traverama Readers Give Vote to Bangkok

2007 PATA GRAND AND GOLD AWARDS

2007 TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACCOLADES FOR THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND

2007 TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARDS:
Thailand among Top-5 in Asia for 'Destination with Highest Client Satisfaction'
2007 CHRISTOFLE ASIA BOATING AWARDS:
Phuket Voted Asia's Maritime Capital at Chrisofle Asia Boating Awards
2007 ‘GO ASIA BEST TRAVEL DESTINATION’ AWARD

2007 SWEDISH ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’

2007 DESTINASIAN ‘BEST CITY DESTINATION FOR LEISURE’ AWARD

NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR 'WORLD'S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY' 2007

2007 IRISH TRAVEL TRADE NEWS (ITTN) AWARDS:
BEST ASIA/AUSTRALASIA DESTINATION
2007 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2007

2006

2006 ASIAN GOLF MONTHLY AWARDS
THAILAND – 1st CHOICE ASIAN DESTINATION FOR GOLFERS
• Best Golf Destination in Asia – Thailand
• Best Clubhouse in Asia – Thai Country Club
• Best New Course in Asia – Amata Spring Country Club

2006 RES VARLDENS BASTA RESOR AWARDS
(The World Best Travel Award)

CHIVA-SOM NAMED ‘FAVOURITE SPA’ IN THE 2006 BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS

ASIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM CREATIVE AWARDS 2006
SPECIAL TOURISM AWARD – FAVOURITE ATTRACTION

2006 TIME READERS’ TRAVEL CHOICE AWARDS:
Phuket and Bangkok Named TIME Readers' 'Favourite Holiday Destination in Asia'

2006 TRAVEL+LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS:
Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chiva-Som Destination Spa Joins Ranks of the World's Finest

THAILAND WINS TWO AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE AT 19th KOREA WORLD TRAVEL FAIR IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
THE BEST BOOTH DESIGN AWARD 2006
THE BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD 2006

2006 TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARDS
EDITOR’S PICK: BEST ASIAN COUNTRY FOR A CULTURAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

2006 HONG KONG GOLF MEDIA GOLDEN BALL AWARD
The Best Destinations for Hong Kong Golfers
THAILAND TOPS FOR HONG KONG GOLFERS

ARABIAN TRAVEL MART INAUGURAL NEW FRONTIERS AWARD 2006
Arabian Travel Mart praises Thai resort for its outstanding resilience and positive contribution to tourism development in aftermath of Tsunami devastation.

2006 LIBUR/TRAVERAMA TOURISM AWARD:
Thai Tropical Island of Samui Wins Awards for 'Premier International Destination'

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTOR (PADI) ASIA PACIFIC MEMBER AWARDS 2006
Ao Nang Divers Representing Thailand awarded the Tourism Award for the Asia Pacific region

SWEDISH ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’

JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA IN 2006 TRAVEL & LEISURE MAGAZINE'S WORLD'S READERS' POLL BEST VALUE AWARDS

2006 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS (IABC)
GOLF QUILL AWARD 2006

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST TOURIST LONG-HAUL DESTINATION’ AWARD

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST ISLAND’ AWARD

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST FOOD COUNTRY’ AWARD

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST GOLF DESTINATION’ AWARD

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘SIX BEST BIG CITY’ AWARD

AFTONBLADET.SE ‘PLACE WE WANT TO GO DURING 2006’ AWARD

ASEAN TOURISM ASSOCIATION ‘BEST NEW ASEAN NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION AWARD 2006’

BEST TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARD 2006
10th WORLD FESTIVAL OF PUPPET ART IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Joe Louis Traditional Thai Puppet Theatre

EMIRATES WORLD HOLIDAYS 2006 AWARDS
'MOST POPULAR TOURISM DESTINATION'
EMIRATES WORLD HOLIDAYS 2006 AWARDS
'TOP DESTINATION FOR OUTBOUND TRAVEL BY TRAVELLERS USING EMIRATES HOLIDAY'

2005

2004

THAILAND, BALI, AUSTRALIA TOPS IN APPEAL:
DestinAsian’s 2004 Readers’ Poll

BANGKOK IN THE TOP-5 CITIES FOR LONG-HAUL MEETINGS AND
INCENTIVE TRAVEL

THAILAND VOTED ‘THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATION’
IN ‘REISE & PREISE’ TRAVEL SURVEY

January 14, 2004
Lonely Planet survey of independent travellers finds Thailand
and Italy are hot favourites.

THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS SCANDINAVIAN GRAND TRAVEL AWARD
FOR "THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY 2004"
JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA VOTED "BEST HOTEL SPA IN ASIA"
Plus Second Placing in World's Top 25 Category
At Condé Nast Traveller Magazine's Awards in London

2003