The votes have been counted, and for the fifth-year running, Bangkok is … no longer the best.
In fact, after four years atop Travel + Leisure magazine’s list of “best cities,” Bangkok is nowhere to be found in the top 10.
Having tapped the Thai capital as the world’s best city to visit since 2010, readers of the New York-based magazine didn’t even place it among Asia’s best, let alone the world, according to new rankings released today.
Instead another Asian destination – Kyoto, Japan, has taken the top spot. Siem Reap, Cambodia, is the only other Asian city in the top 10, making its appearance on the list for the first time.
Wild speculation here, but the specter of street violence, bunker-lined streets, socio-political instability, a military coup and national curfews could have been factors.
Photo: Zanyasan Tanantpapat
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