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Thailand's Awards and Rankings

Thailand's ranking:
 
• Thailand ranked 27th in the Doing Business 2019
   Source : World Bank
 
• Chiang Mai, Thailand ranks 9rd  2018 The World's best cities
   Source :  Travel + Leisure
 
• Thailand ranks 1st in best countries to start a business
   Source :  US News & World Report
 
• Thailand ranked 113th in Global Peace Index 2018
   Source : IEP (Institute for Economic & Peace)

• Thailand ranked the world’s 30th most competitive nation 2018
   Source : IMD 
 
• Bangkok’s Or Tor Kor Market ranked 4th among world’s best fresh markets
   Source : CNN
 
• Thailand Ranks 46th in World Happiness Report 2017
   Source : World Happiness Report    
 
• Bangkok Ranks 1st World most visited city  in 2018
    Source: MasterCard
 
• Thailand Ranks 1st in least unhappy country  in 2015, 2016,  2017 and 2018
 
 
Other Rankings:
 
• Thailand Ranks 2nd on Most Hospitable City
    Source: Monacle Magazine Hospitality Survey Issue 90
 
• Thailand acquired three ranks in Top 20 Asia Pacific Destinations in 2015, Bangkok (1st), Phuket (5th), Pattaya (8th)
    Source: MasterCard
 
• Bangkok ranks 2nd in Most Hospitable City in Hospitality Survey Issue 90 of Monacle Magazine
    Source: Monacle Magazine
 
• Thailand ranks 18th in Top Expat Destinations 2016
    Source: InterNations
 
• Thailand ranks 9th in Top Asian Exporters
    Source: Worlds Top Exports
 
• Thailand ranks 26th in Ease of Doing Business in the World and 5th in East Asia & Pacific
    Source: Doing Business
 
• Thailand ranks 2nd Most Entrepreneurial Countries
    Source: Tech.Co
 
• Thailand ranks 1st in number of connected travelers
    Source: Hotel News Resource
 
• Thailand ranked 4th for Best Street Food
    Source: CNN
 
• Thailand Suvarnabhumi ranked 1st in WiFi download speed
    Source: eTurbo News
 
• Thailand ranked 2nd Top Destination City
    Source: MasterCard
 
• Thailand ranked 20th happiest country in the world . 
    Source: Happy Planet Index
 
• Thailand ranked first in terms of affardability in cost of living, first in quality of life, and fourth in overall expat econimies for 2013
    Source: HSBC Expat Explorer Survey 2013
 
• Thailand was voted as the Asian Destination with the Highest Client Satisfaction Award at the 2014 Western Agents’ Vote of Excellence (WAVE) Awards 
    Source: Travel Age West Magazine
 
• Thailand was ranked number one in the world for "Most Beachfront Hotels and Resorts" 2014
    Source: the Beachfront Club
 
• Thailand won 5 awards from Travel + Leisure India & South Asia 2014
    1. Best Country
    2. Best Wedding Destination
    3. Bangkok -Best City
    4. Best Leisure Destination
    5. Best Family Destination
    Source: Travel + Leisure India & South Asia Magazine
 
• Bangkok was declared the world’s “Foodiest City 2014"
   Source: Tastiest Fast Feasts Awards
 
• Bangkok was ranked 1st in the "Top 5 Economies with Female CEOs" at 49% 
    Source: Grant Thorton Women in Senior Management 2013 
 
• Bangkok was ranked 1st in the top 10 “World’s Best Cities” rankings for the fourth consecutive year
    Source: Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Award 2013
 
• Thailand won the TTG Travel Awards for the “Outstanding Achievement Awards: Destination of the Year 2013” for the second consecutive year. 
    Source: TTG Travel Awards 2013
 
• Thailand received the Best Spa Destination Award in Asia in 2013
    Source: Asia Spa India Magazine
 
• Bangkok won the “Best Leisure Destination in the Asia-Pacific” award 2013
    Source: Business Traveller Asia-Pacific
 
• Thailand was voted the most ‘Favourite Country’ 2013
    Source: Readers’ Travel Awards of the Indian edition of Condé Nast Traveller
 
• Bangkok was ranked third in the latest Euromonitor International’s 100 Top City Destinations Ranking (2013 edition). Three other popular Thai cities, Phuket, Pattaya, and Chiang Mai, were respectively ranked 15, 17 and 70 in the same listing. 
    Source: Euromonitor International’s 100 Top City Destinations Ranking (2013 edition)
 
• Thailand awarded the titles of “Best Country” and “Best Wedding Destination” in 2012 
    Source: Travel & Leisure India and South Asia
 
• Bangkok is 3rd most visited city in the world
    Source: MasterCard Worldwide Index of Global Destination Cities 2011
 
• Bangkok ranked 20th in the Top 25 Global Cities of 2011
            Source: 2011 Citi Index
 
• Koh Phi Phi Don ranked 4th in the 25  Top Destinations in Asia; Bangkok ranked 9th; Koh Tao ranked 11th; Chiang Mai ranked 13th;  Pattaya ranked 25th.
    Source: Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Award 2011
 
• Chiang Mai named 10th best city in the world for tourists
    Source: Lonely Planet’s top 10 cities for 2011
 
• Bangkok ranked 2nd  in Top Cities in Asia with Chiang Mai coming in 4th and Phuket ranked 3rdin Best Islands in Asia with Koh Samui coming in 10th
    Source: Condé Nast Traveler 2011 Reader’s Choice Award
 
• Thailand ranked 2nd Best Spots for Medical Adventure
    Source: Lonely Planet 2010
 
• Thailand ranked 1st in Best Quality of Life for Expatriates for the second consecutive year
    Source: 2011 HSBC Expat Experience Award
 
• Thailand awarded the title of “Best Tourist Country 2010” for the ninth consecutive year
    Source:  Travel News Magazine (Sweden)
 

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