유명한 여행 관련 웹사이트인 Smart Travel.com에서 발표내용에 의하면
2012 Top 10 Holiday Destinations (Asia) 에서
푸켓이 2위, 방콕 3위, 코사무이가 10위를 차지했습니다.
2012 Top 10 Airlines (worldwide) 에서
Thai Airways International가 4위였으며,
Top 10 Airports (worldwide) 에서는
SuvarnabhumiAirport가 6위였습니다.
다음은 관련 기사 전문입니다.
Bangkok, August 22, 2012 :
Thai tourism destinations, airlines, airports, hotels and spa resorts
scored high marks in the Best in Travel 2012 Poll announced by the
popular website Smart Travel Asia 2012.
Altogether, a total of 61 Thai tourism industry products were listed in the
poll rankings, some in the top ten and others in the top 25. The list was
led by Phuket, which was ranked the second-best holiday destination in
Asia. Bangkok ranked 4th best city for business and fifth in the top ten
holiday destinations in Asia. Ko Samui ranked the 10th best holiday
destination in Asia.
Thai Airways International, Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and Samui
Airport also fared well. An analysis of the poll results also indicated that
the award-winning products were located nationwide, including Hua Hin
and Chiang Rai.
Commented TAT Governor Suraphon Svetasreni, “We are proud to see
so many of our destinations and products scoring highly in these
rankings. It clearly shows that the determined effort made by our entire
industry to upgrade quality is paying off and getting global recognition.”
Announcing the awards, Smart Travel Asia’s Editor-Publisher Vijay
Verghese said, “This year (2012) marks the eighth year of our online poll
to discern travel preferences among our affluent frequent traveller
readers who take over 16 air trips a year.
“The focus of the Best in Travel Poll is to determine which travel brands
are sought after and why. The three-month exercise from May to July
each year offers insights for our own editorial direction and generates
useful comparative research data for hotels and airlines.”
Mr. Verghese said that one interesting finding this year is that affluent
travellers by and large first seek trusted brand evaluations online (rather
than price), but often fail to find this due to the blizzard of booking
engines and sales sites that tend to dominate search results. “Readers
clearly state that they will first evaluate a brand before booking it,” he
said.
“Another point to emerge is that while affluent travellers make travel
decisions online, they do not commonly book online. They go offline to
talk to a human being in order to ask questions and personalise the
purchase. Business travellers in particular are averse to online bookings
as travel circumstances change rapidly and unpredictably. They tend to
use their own trusted travel agents or will talk to sales persons at a hotel
of their choice. In other words, tracking ‘conversions’ often fails with this
elite audience.”
Approximately 70 percent of the voters were based in Asia (largely
Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, India, China, Japan, Malaysia,
Thailand, Philippines, and the Middle East), 15 percent in UK/Europe and
15 percent in USA and North America. They recorded an average of
16.22 air trips (up from 15.75) over the past 12 months and earned
US$162,134 in household income (up modestly from US$156,716 in
2011).
There was no charge for nomination or any hidden fee. Readers were
free to vote for any of thousands of travel products in Asia from Japan
to the Middle East.
Here is a listing of all the Thai destinations and products that won
awards:
Top 10 Holiday Destinations (Asia)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
2 |
Phuket |
2 |
3 |
Bangkok |
10 |
10 |
Ko Samui |
9 |
Top 10 Cities for Business (Asia)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
4 |
Bangkok |
10 |
Top 10 Airlines (worldwide)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
4 |
Thai Airways International |
4 |
Top 10 Airlines, Business Class (worldwide)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
6 |
Thai Airways International |
6 |
Top 10 Airlines, Cabin Service (worldwide)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
3 |
Thai Airways International |
2 |
6 |
BangkokAirways |
7 |
Top 10 Budget Airlines (Asia)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
10 |
Nok Air |
9 |
Top 10 Airports (worldwide)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
6 |
SuvarnabhumiAirport |
5 |
10 |
SamuiAirport |
9 |
Top 25 Business Hotels (Asia)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
8 |
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok |
9 |
14 |
SheratonGrande Sukhumvit, Bangkok |
12 |
15 |
InterContinental Bangkok |
19 |
16 |
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok |
17 |
19 |
ConradBangkok |
14 |
23 |
Centara Grand at CentralWorld, Bangkok |
19 |
25 |
DusitThaniBangkok |
25 |
25 |
JWMarriottHotel Bangkok |
23 |
Top 25 Conference Hotels (Asia)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
10 |
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok |
13 |
11 |
InterContinental Bangkok |
15 |
14 |
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok |
16 |
16 |
SheratonGrande Sukhumvit, Bangkok |
14 |
17 |
AngsanaLaguna Phuket |
- |
22 |
ConradBangkok |
15 |
24 |
Centara Grand At CentralWorld, Bangkok |
20 |
25 |
DusitThaniBangkok |
22 |
25 |
JWMarriott PhuketResort & Spa |
|
25 |
Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok |
25 |
Top 25 Spa Hotels & Resorts (Asia)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
4 |
Banyan Tree Phuket |
5 |
5 |
Amanpuri, Phuket |
4 |
8 |
Six Senses Samui – A Sala Property |
9 |
10 |
The Peninsula, Bangkok |
11 |
11 |
JWMarriott PhuketResort & Spa |
9 |
11 |
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok |
15 |
12 |
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai |
16 |
12 |
CentaraGrand BeachResort & Villas Hua Hin |
13 |
13 |
Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai |
23 |
18 |
CentaraGrand BeachResort Samui |
16 |
18 |
Chiva-Som, Hua Hin |
20 |
20 |
AntaraHuaHin Resort & Spa |
22 |
21 |
AngsanaLaguna Phuket |
- |
22 |
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok |
25 |
24 |
CentaraGrand BeachResort & Villas Krabi |
23 |
24 |
Plaza Athenee Bangkok |
25 |
25 |
AleentaPhuket– Phang Nga Resort & Spa |
25 |
25 |
ConradBangkok |
19 |
Top 25 Leisure Hotels & Resorts (Asia)
2012 Rank |
2011 Rank | |
4 |
AmanpuriPhuket |
4 |
7 |
Twinpalms Phuket Resort |
8 |
12 |
Banyan Tree Phuket |
17 |
13 |
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok |
24 |
13 |
SalaPhuketResort & Spa |
25 |
13 |
The Chedi Chiang Mai |
16 |
14 |
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai |
18 |
15 |
CentaraGrand BeachResort Samui |
16 |
17 |
CentaraGrand BeachResort & Villas Hua Hin |
12 |
19 |
JWMarriott PhuketResort & Spa |
18 |
24 |
Indigo Pearl, Phuket |
- |
25 |
Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa, Chiang Rai |
23 |
25 |
CentaraGrand Mirage BeachResort Pattaya |
21 |
25 |
The Library, Ko Samui |
20 |