TRIPADVISOR PRESENTS TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE ATTRACTIONS

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Nine Major Attractions in Thailand Ranked Asia’s Top 25

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Bangkok, June 26, 2013 – TripAdvisor™, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the winners of its Travellers’ Choice Attractions awards based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travellers. In its inaugural year, the awards honour 1,263 of the world’s top landmarks, parks, museums and amusement and water parks.

Winners are found in 39 countries around the world including lists for Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, China, Europe, India, Mexico, the Middle East, South America, the South Pacific, and the United States. The Travellers’ Choice Attractions awards were determined based on the quality and quantity of traveller reviews of attractions, featured on TripAdvisor, in each of the categories.

Bangkok’s Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), the Grand Palace, Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn), Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) as well as Chiang Mai’s Wat Phra That Doi Suthep secured 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 21st positions respectively in the Top Asia Landmarks category. Hellfire Pass Museum in Kanchanaburi took the 10th spot in Top Asia Museums category while Lumpini Park was ranked 20th in the Top Asia Parks category. Finally Safari World in Bangkok and Black Mountain Water Park in Hua Hin came in  17th and 20th respectively in the Top Asia Amusement & Water Parks category.

“To inspire travellers setting out on summer trips, TripAdvisor has named the top attractions across the globe based on the valuable feedback from millions worldwide,” said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. “Honouring more than 1,200 winners, these remarkable sights offer enriching and entertaining experiences for travellers of all ages.”

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Top 10 Thailand Landmarks

  1.   Wat Pho (Temple of the   Reclining Buddha))
  2.   The Grand Palace
  3.   Wat Arun (Temple of  Dawn)
  4.   Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the   Emerald Buddha)
  5.   Wat Phra That Doi   Suthep
  6.   Jim Thompson House
  7.   Wat Traimit (Temple   of the Golden Buddha))
  8.   Phuket Big Buddha
  9.   Wat Rong Khun
  10.   (Wat Saket) The   Golden Mount
Top 10 Asia Landmarks

  1.   Angkor Wat, Siem Reap,   Cambodia
  2.   Taj Mahal, Agra, India
  3.   Bayon Temple, Siem Reap,   Cambodia
  4.   Great Wall at   Mutianyu,   Beijing, China
  5.   Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
  6.   Golden Temple –   Harmandir Sahib,   Amritsar, India
  7.   Amber (Amer) Fort   and Palace,   Jaipur, India
  8.   Temple of the   Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho), Bangkok, Thailand
  9.   Meherangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India
  10.   The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Top 10 Asia Parks

  1.   Singapore Botanic   Gardens,   Singapore
  2.   Nan Lian Garden, Hong Kong
  3.   Hiroshima Peace   Memorial Park,   Hiroshima, Japan
  4.   Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong
  5.   Nara Park, Nara, Japan
  6.   Beihai Park (Beihai   Gongyuan),   Beijing, China
  7.   Riverside Promenade   (Bingjiang Da Dao),   Shanghai, China
  8.   The Rock Garden of   Chandigarh,   Chandigarh, India
  9.   Jing Shan Park   (Yingshan Gongyuan),   Beijing, China
  10.   Pir Sohawa, Islamabad,   Pakistan

 

Top 10 Asia Museums

  1.   The Museum of Qin   Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Xi’An, China
  2.   The Palace Museum, Beijing, China
  3.   Tuol Sleng Genocide   Museum,   Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  4.   Hiroshima Peace   Memorial Museum,   Hiroshima, Japan
  5.   War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City,   Vietnam
  6.   Vietnam Museum of   Ethnology,   Hanoi, Vietnam
  7.   Hong Kong Museum of   History,   Hong Kong
  8.   National Palace   Museum,   Taipei, Taiwan
  9.   Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China
  10.   Hellfire Pass Museum, Kanchanaburi,   Thailand

 

Top 10 Asia Amusement & Water Parks

  1.   Waterbom Bali, Kuta, Indonesia
  2.   Universal Studios   Singapore,   Sentosa Island, Singapore
  3.   Ocean Park, Hong Kong
  4.   Tokyo Disneysea, Urayasu, Japan
  5.   Tokyo Disneyland, Urayasu, Japan
  6.   Hong Kong   Disneyland,   Hong Kong
  7.   Skyline Luge   Sentosa,   Sentosa Island, Singapore
  8.   Wonderla Amusement   Park,   Bangalore, India
  9.   Universal Studios   Japan,   Osaka, Japan
  10.   Shanghai Circus   World,   Shanghai, China

For the complete list of 2013 Travellers’ Choice Attractions winners, go to http://th.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Attractions.

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