Bangkok is named the world's top city
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July 29, 2010, Thursday
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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 Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra told a news conference that the award offers a moral boost to the battered Thailand capital and called on protesters to behave themselves. The recent political upheaval prompted dozens of international travel advisories and sent hotel occupancy rates plummeting.
"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."
A grenade explosion onSunday in a central Bangkok shopping area left one dead and 10 hurt. Authorities have declined to speculate if it was politically related.
The No. 1 ranking in the magazine's top 10 cities list appears in its August edition, which was based on a poll of readers who cast votes from December to March to rate their favorite cities, islands, hotels, airlines and other categories. Nearly 16,000 readers participated.
The polling stopped a few days before civil disorder erupted in Bangkok that lasted 10 weeks and ended on May 19 with nearly 90 dead and 1,400 hurt.
During the chaos, several top hotels and upscale department stores closed because they were surrounded by thousands of anti-government protesters. Dozens of buildings were damaged or burned.
New York City ranked 10th on the top cities list. Other cities include Chiang Mai, Thailand (2), Florence (3), San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (4), Rome (5).
Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra told a news conference that the award offers a moral boost to the battered Thailand capital and called on protesters to behave themselves. The recent political upheaval prompted dozens of international travel advisories and sent hotel occupancy rates plummeting.
"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."
A grenade explosion onSunday in a central Bangkok shopping area left one dead and 10 hurt. Authorities have declined to speculate if it was politically related.
The No. 1 ranking in the magazine's top 10 cities list appears in its August edition, which was based on a poll of readers who cast votes from December to March to rate their favorite cities, islands, hotels, airlines and other categories. Nearly 16,000 readers participated.
The polling stopped a few days before civil disorder erupted in Bangkok that lasted 10 weeks and ended on May 19 with nearly 90 dead and 1,400 hurt.
During the chaos, several top hotels and upscale department stores closed because they were surrounded by thousands of anti-government protesters. Dozens of buildings were damaged or burned.
New York City ranked 10th on the top cities list. Other cities include Chiang Mai, Thailand (2), Florence (3), San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (4), Rome (5).
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