2006 Top 10 Cities Asia - Travel & Leisure Magazine

Bangkok top the list of the Asia’s top 10 cities this year and is joined by Chiang Mai (Thailand), Kathmandu (Nepal), Kyoto, Hong Kong, Hanoi (Vietnam), Beijing, Jaipur (India) and Luang Prabang (Laos).

Here is the top 10 list for Asia:

Rank no. 1 (2005 rank no.1) - Bangkok (2006 score 86.11)
Rank no. 2 (2005 rank no.4) - Chiang Mai (2006 score 85.62)
Rank no. 3 (2005 rank N/A) - Kathmandu (2006 score 83.61)
Rank no. 4 (2005 rank no.4) - Kyoto (2006 score 82.20)
Rank no. 5 (2005 rank no.3) - Hong Kong (2006 score 82.18)
Rank no. 6 (2005 rank no. 5) - Hanoi (2006 score 82.09)
Rank no. 7 (2005 rank N/A) - Udaipur, India (2006 score 81.96)
Rank no. 8 (2005 rank N/A) - Beijing (2006 score 80.46)
Rank no. 9 (2005 rank N/A) - Jaipur, India (2006 score 79.94)
Rank no. 10 (2005 rank N/A) - Luang Prabang (2006 score 79.92)

* N/A means that the property was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.

Congratulations!
 

Source: Travel & Leisure Magazine

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Phuket - Top 10 Best Island Award by Travel & Leisure Magazine

Phuket has made its way to the top 10 best islands of the world in this year’s survey by readers of the Travel & Leisure Magazine.

This year’s top 10 islands are:

Rank no. 1 (2005 rank no.1) - Bali (2006 score 88.48)
Rank no. 2 (2005 rank no.4) - Kauai (2006 score 86.47)
Rank no. 3 (2005 rank no.3) - Maui (2006 score 86.21)
Rank no. 4 (2005 rank N/A) - Cape Briton Island, Nova Scotia) (2006 score 85.97)
Rank no. 5 (2005 rank no.10) - Mount Desert Island, Maine (2006 score 84.90)
Rank no. 6 (2005 rank N/A) - Tasmania (2006 score 84.88)
Rank no. 7 (2005 rank no.9) - Hawaii (2006 score 84.72)
Rank no. 8 (2005 rank N/A) - Galapagos Islands (2006 score 84.69)
Rank no. 9 (2005 rank no.2) - Santorini (2006 score 84.17)
Rank no. 10 (2005 rank N/A) - Phuket (2006 score 84.06)

Not only it was ranked the in the top 10 island of the world but it was also ranked no. 2 in the top 3 best islands in Asia (no. 1 is Bali and no. 3 is Borneo).

Congratulations!

* N/A means that the property was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.

Source: Travel & Leisure Magazine

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