{"id":19366,"date":"2014-11-04T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/conde-nast-traveller-readers-vote-bangkok-and-chiang-mai-in-top-25-cities-in-the-world-2\/"},"modified":"2014-11-04T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T09:13:00","slug":"conde-nast-traveller-readers-vote-bangkok-and-chiang-mai-in-top-25-cities-in-the-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/11\/conde-nast-traveller-readers-vote-bangkok-and-chiang-mai-in-top-25-cities-in-the-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Conde Nast Traveller Readers Vote Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Top 25 Cities in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Thailand has once again been recognised as a premier travel destination by Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller\u2019s readers, who voted Bangkok and Chiang Mai among the Top 25 Cities in the World in the prestigious magazine\u2019s Readers\u2019 Choice Awards 2014.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">This year\u2019s awards, announced on 20 October, 2014, reflect the opinions of nearly 77,000 responses in the survey tabulated by Equation Research. Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller\u2019s readers also honoured Thailand in other categories including Asia\u2019s top hotels and resorts.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled3.png\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled3.png\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-518997\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled3.png\" height=\"247\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled3.png\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"602\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">For the Top Cities in the World, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller\u2019s readers rated Bangkok in the 13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;place. With the Readers\u2019 Rating of 81.840, the award announcement described Bangkok as \u201cresembles the type of futuristic city so often depicted in sci-fi films like Blade Runner or Minority Report \u2013 soaring, glass-panelled buildings house the world\u2019s economic elite while at street level rickshaws and mopeds weave through snarls of traffic.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Chiang Mai was voted in the 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;spot at the Readers\u2019 Rating of 81.332. The award announcement named Chiang Mai as \u2018the culinary capital of Thailand\u2019 with \u2018several excellent cooking schools and a popular market scene whose standout is the night bazaar on Chang Klan Road \u2013 the place to try&nbsp;<em>Khao Soi<\/em>, a steaming bowl of yellow curry noodles.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled4.png\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled4.png\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-519000\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled4.png\" height=\"234\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled4.png\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"617\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">In the Top 20 Resorts in Asia, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller\u2019s readers rewarded six Thai properties, including two in the Top 10, which are the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle Chiang Rai at the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;and the Anantara Chiang Mai Resort and Spa at the 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;spot. The JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa Phuket ranked in the 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;position, followed by Rayavadee Krabi at the 15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;and Pimalai Resort and Spa Phuket at the 17<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;while the Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai making the list at the 20<sup>th&nbsp;<\/sup>place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">In the Top 25 Hotels in Asia, the Oriental Residence Bangkok was regarded as the 22<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;best hotel in the region.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">For a full list of the awards, visit&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/travel-awards\/readers-choice-awards\/2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/travel-awards\/readers-choice-awards\/2014\" target=\"_blank\">Readers\u2019 Choice Awards 2014<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 19px;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travmedia.com\/\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JVEl3ST5910\/VFBRpnRekuI\/AAAAAAAAqIY\/SvIEM2wrKLU\/s1600\/travmedia-source.png\" height=\"39\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- Facebook Badge START --><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/traveloscopy\" style=\"color: #3b5998; font-family: &quot;lucida grande&quot;,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_TOP\" title=\"Traveloscopy\">Traveloscopy<\/a><span style=\"color: #555555; font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;\">&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/traveloscopy\" target=\"_TOP\" title=\"Traveloscopy\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/badge.facebook.com\/badge\/122017117729.7599.1613212988.png\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><!-- Facebook Badge END --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand has once again been recognised as a premier travel destination by Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller\u2019s readers, who voted Bangkok and Chiang Mai among the Top 25 Cities in the World in the prestigious magazine\u2019s Readers\u2019 Choice Awards 2014. 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