The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently announced a variety of awards and high rankings number bestowed upon Thailand over the past year. They proudly proclaimed the kingdom’s favourable ratings in over 14 different categories and surveys on Thursday. The country itself won nods over the past year in tourism, livability, happiness, Covid-19 response, safety, and more.
Bangkok received accolades for its popularity with tourists as while as its food, while the traditional meal of Tom yam kung was also recognized. Koh Samui, Phuket, and Koh Pha Ngan were also praised as high-ranking destinations for tourists and digital nomads alike.
Among the awards or rankings that feature Thailand as a whole or one specific destination over 2021 and 2022 so far:
Tourism
Koh Pha Ngan
Koh Samui and Phuket
DestinAsian’s 3rd and 4th best islands for tourism
Bangkok
Voted No.1 in Asia-Pacific according to travel magazine DestinAsian’s survey of tourists
Thailand
4th best tourist destination in the post-Covid era by Visa Global Travel Intentions Study
8th in highest travel safety by US-based insurance company Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection
14th country with highest Google Street View visits
Economy
Thailand
71st most liveable country in the world by government advisory and marketing firm CS Global Partners
35th in using soft power in the 2022 Global Power Index set by Brand Finance
Food
Bangkok
9th best city in the world for food lovers by TripAdvisor
Tom yam kung (spicy shrimp soup)
20th best soup in the world by CNN Travel
World’s best food by CNN Travel
No.1 – massaman curry
No.8 – tom yum kung
No.46 – som tam
Quality of life & health
Chulalongkorn University
16th best university in the world for supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in the Impact Ranking 2022 by the UK magazine Times Higher Education
Bumrungrad Hospital
30th best in the world by Newsweek.
Thailand
61st happiest country in the UN’s World Happiness Report 2022
No.1 in recovery and response to the Covid-19 pandemic by Times Higher Education
SOURCE: The Nation
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