AWARDS WON BY TAT

• TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND WINS TIMES TRAVEL HONOURS 2011 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE CATEGORY OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM BOARD
  
  
• TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND WINS BEST NTO AWARD
  
  
• TAT GOVERNOR RECEIVES "AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURAL EXCHANGES" FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR STRENGTHENING MUTUAL TOURISM PROMOTION AND CULTURAL TIES
  
  
• TAT NEW DELHI WINS THE 2011 TODAY'S TRAVELLER AWARD FOR 'THE MOST INNOVATIVE PROMOTIONS BY AN NTO'
  
  
• TAT WINS TWO PATA GOLD AWARDS
  TAT Wins PATA Gold Awards for ‘Amazing Thailand social networking’ in the Marketing - Primary Government Destination award category and ‘World Thai martial arts and Wai Khru Muay Thai ceremony’ under Culture
  
  
• TAT RECOVERY CAMPAIGN TV COMMERCIAL WINS PATA GOLD AWARD
  
  
  
• TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND GETS BEST OUTBOUND DESTINATION
  
  
  
• 9th DAS GOLDENE STADTTOR (THE GOLDEN CITY GATE) AWARD:
  2010 ITB BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM AND MEDIA COMPETITION
  TAT’s "Thailand Talks to the World" Wins Das goldene Stadttor (Golden City Gate) Award for TVC
  
  
  
• AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL WRITERS (ASTW) TRAVEL JOURNALISM AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2009
  TAT Wins in Two Award Categories – “Best National Tourism Organization” and “Communicator of the Year”
  
  
  
• 8th DAS GOLDENE STADTTOR (THE GOLDEN CITY GATE) DIAMOND AWARD:
  2009 ITB BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM AND MEDIA COMPETITION
  TAT’s "7 Wonders of Amazing Thailand" Wins Silver Das goldene Stadttor (Golden City Gate) Award
  
  
  
• TAT WINS GO ASIA AWARD 2009 FOR ‘BEST ASIAN TOURIST BOARD IN GERMANY’
  
  
  
• TAT WINS “BEST NTO” AWARD FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
  
  
  
• THE TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TAT) WINS PATA GOLD AWARD 2008 IN MARKETING MEDIA – TRAVEL POSTER CATEGORY
  
  
  
• THE TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND WINS ‘TODAY’S TRAVELLER PLATINUM AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FAMILY HOLIDAY DESTINATION OF 2008
  
  
  
• TTG TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 — THE BEST NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION
  
  
  
• THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL WRITERS “TRAVEL JOURNALISM AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2007”
  TAT NAMED “THE BEST INTERNATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION”
  
  
  
• INTERNATIONAL TOURISMUS BORSE (ITB) 2006
  ‘BEST EXHIBITOR AWARD’
  
  
• OUTBOUND TRAVEL PACKAGE AND HONEYMOON PACKAGE TO THAILAND WIN KOREAN TRAVEL AWARDS
  
  

AWARDS WON BY THAILAND

	THE GOLD CIRCLE AWARD TRAVELLERS VOTE HOTEL DE LA PAIX CHA AM ONE OF THAILAND'S BEST
	GRAND TRAVEL AWARD 2012 THAILAND WINS THE NORWEGIAN GRAND TRAVEL AWARD FOR “THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY 2012”
	THE MOST FAVOURITE VIETNAM BRANDS AWARD 2011: THAILAND IS VOTED "THE MOST FAVOURITE FOREIGN TOURIST DESTINATION"
	THAI SPAS WIN FIVE ASIASPA AWARDS IN 2011
	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOLF TOURISM OPERATORS (IAGTO) AWARDS THAILAND WINS ANOTHER GOLF TOURISM AWARD The resort city of Pattaya is named Asia and Australasia's best golf destination for 2012.
	2011 BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS THAI PLACES 2nd IN BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS 2011
	2011 BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS BANGKOK IS VOTED ‘BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC’
	2011 UNESCO ASIA-PACIFIC HERITAGE AWARDS FOR CULTURE HERITAGE CONSERVATION
	INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & PROPERTY AWARDS 2011 INDIGO PEARL SCOOP TWO MORE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR ITS UNIQUE DESIGN CONCEPT
	TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS 2011 BANGKOK NAMED WORLD’S BEST CITY FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
	2011 SKYTRAX WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS THAI WINS SKYTRAX BEST AIRLINE ECONOMY CLASS ONBOARD CATERING AND BEST AIRLINE ECONOMY CLASS SEAT
	ASIA PACIFIC HOTEL AWARDS 2011 HILTON PATTAYA RECEIVES RECOGNITION IN ASIA PACIFIC FOR “BEST HOTEL ARCHITECTURE”
	ASIA PACIFIC HOTEL AWARDS 2011 ALEENTA PHUKET-PHANG NGA WINS FOUR MAJOR ASIA PACIFIC HOSPITALITY AWARDS
	8th GO ASIA AWARDS PRESENTED AT ITB 2011 THAILAND WINS FIVE GO ASIA AWARDS HONOURING BEST SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR TRAVEL TO ASIA AT ITB BERLIN 2011
	SWEDISH GRAND TRAVEL AWARD 2011 THAILAND RECEIVES THE PRESTIGIOUS SWEDISH GRAND TRAVEL AWARD FOR THE BEST TOURIST COUNTRY 2011
	2O11 PATA GOLD AWARDS TAT, THAI AND TEATA WIN PATA GOLD AWARDS
	2011 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’ AND ‘BEST INTERCONTINENTAL AIRLINE’: Thailand wins the prestigious Norwegian Grand Travel Award for “The World’s Best Tourist Country” for the Eighth Consecutive Year

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2011

• THAILAND – THE ‘LAND OF SMILES’ IS VOTED TOP DESTINATION BY ROUTARD.COM WEB VISITORS
  
  
  
• TRAVEL + LEISURE SOUTHEAST ASIA ANNOUNCES 2011 READER SURVEY RESULTS
  
  
  
• CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER UK READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS 2011
  THAILAND RANKS FOURTH TOP WORLD BEST DESTINATION, UP FROM 19th IN 2010
  
  
  
• BANGKOK AIRWAYS AND SAMUI AIRPORT RANKED THE WORLD’S TOP 10
  
  
  
• MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE INDEX OF GLOBAL DESTINATION CITIES
  Global Rankings of Top 20 Destination Cities by International Visitors and Visitor Spending
  Bangkok ranks 3rd in the Global Top 20 Destination Cities by Visitor Arrivals
  
  
  
• TRIP ADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE 2011
  2 LUXURY PROPERTIES OF THE ROYAL CLIFF HOTELS GROUP
  WIN THE 2011 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE!
  
  
  
• SKYTRAX WORLD AIRPORT AWARDS 2011
  NOVOTEL SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT HOTEL BANGKOK IN TOP TEN BEST AIRPORT HOTELS IN THE WORLD
  

	2010 CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER WORLD SAVERS AWARD GRAND HYATT ERAWAN BANGKOK NAMED WINNER OF 2010 WORLD SAVERS AWARD BY CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER MAGAZINE Hotel Recognized As Sustainable Leader For City Hotels In Asia
	THE ASIA SPA AWARDS 2010 THAILAND WINS FIVE AWARDS
	2010 TRAVEL AGENTS’ CHOICE AWARD THAI WINS “BEST FAR EAST AIRLINE AWARD” IN 2010 TRAVEL AGENTS’ CHOICE AWARDS AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET 2010 IN EXCEL, LONDON
	CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER: 2010 READERS' CHOICE AWARDS THAILAND WINS TOP HONOURS IN CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER: 2010 READERS' CHOICE AWARDS
	THAI CLINCHES TWO TTG TRAVEL AWARDS UNDER “BEST AIRLINE – BUSINESS CLASS” AND “BEST SOUTH-EAST ASIAN AIRLINE”
	SMART TRAVEL ASIA 2010 BEST IN TRAVEL POLL THE CONRAD BANGKOK IS VOTED BEST CONFERENCE HOTEL IN ASIA
	2010 PATA GRAND AND GOLD AWARDS THAILAND WINS 3 PATA GOLD AWARDS IN 2010
	PATA GOLD AWARDS 2010 OUTRIGGER LAGUNA PHUKET RESORT AND VILLAS WINS PATA GOLD AWARD IN MARKETING CAMPAIGN-HOSPITALITY CATEGORY
	TRAVEL + LEISURE’S 2010 WORLD’S BEST AWARDS The Best City Overall, Bangkok, Returns to the No. 1 spot
	2010 ASIA BOATING AWARDS PHUKET, THAILAND IS VOTED ASIAN MARITIME CAPITAL OF THE YEAR
	THE 2010 SUNDAY TIMES TRAVEL MAGAZINE ANNUAL VALUE FOR MONEY AWARDS SHANGHAI MANSION BANGKOK IS NAMED ‘BEST VALUE HOTEL, ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA’
	THE ROYAL CLIFF BEACH RESORT IS VOTED ‘THAILAND’S BEST BEACH RESORT’
	THAILAND WINS FOUR GO ASIA AWARDS HONOURING BEST SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR TRAVEL TO ASIA AT ITB BERLIN 2010
	GOOGLE TREND AWARD 2010: THAILAND WINS 2010 GOOGLE TREND AWARD FOR ‘TOURIST DESTINATION OF THE YEAR’
	THAILAND WINS THE SWEDISH GRAND TRAVEL AWARD FOR ‘THE BEST TOURIST DESTINATION 2010’ FOR THE 8th CONSECUTIVE TIME
	IGATO – THE GLOBAL GOLF TOURISM ORGANIZATION AWARDS THAILAND VOTED GOLF DESTINATION OF THE YEAR FOR ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA FOR 2010
	2010 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’ AND ‘BEST INTERCONTINENTAL AIRLINE’ The Kingdom of Thailand Wins the Award for the Seventh Consecutive Year

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2010

• EXPEDIA.COM.AU’S TOP 10 WORLD’S BEST BEACHES
  
  
  FUTURE BRAND COUNTRY BRAND INDEX 2010
  THAILAND RANKS AMONG TOP 5 FOR TOURISM
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  SMART TRAVEL ASIA 2010 BEST IN TRAVEL POLL
  Best Asian Travel Brands 2010
  Asia's best business hotels, luxury resorts, spas, destinations, business cities, shopping spots, and the world's best airlines and airports
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• TRIP ADVISOR TRAVELER'S CHOICE 2010
  THAILAND WINS FOUR OUT OF 10 TRIPADVISOR AWARDS FOR
  TOP ASIAN BEACH DESTINATIONS
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• HOTEL CLUB AWARDS 2009
  THAILAND IS ‘MOST POPULAR DESTINATION’
  
  
  DANISH TRAVEL AWARDS 2009:
  THAILAND IS ‘BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’ FOR DANISH TRAVELLERS FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN FIVE YEARS
  
  
  ASIA SPA AWARDS 2009
  THAILAND VOTED 'ASIAN SPA CAPITAL OF THE YEAR'
  Hong Kong, November 12, 2009
  
  
  TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TAT) UK ANNOUNCES 2009 GREEN AWARD WINNERS
  
  
  2009 BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS
  BANGKOK WINS 2009 BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS FOR ‘BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN THE ASIA PACIFIC’
  
  
  GOLFERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2008-2009, HONG KONG
  THAILAND IS NAMED THE GOLFERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2008-2009 ‘CHOICE VACATION DESTINATION’
  
  
  14th ANNUAL TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS
  
  
  BEST SPAS IN ASIA ANNOUNCED
  28 Spas and Wellness Centers Honored at Asia Spa & Wellness Festival Gold Awards; China lead with five awards
  
  
  THAILAND WINS GO ASIA AWARD 2009 FOR ‘MOST FAVOURED ASIAN DESTINATION’
  
  
  THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS GRAND TRAVEL AWARD FOR ‘THE BEST TOURIST DESTINATION 2009’ FOR THE 7th CONSECUTIVE TIME
  
  
  
• 2009 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’ AND ‘BEST INTERCONTINENTAL AIRLINE’
  

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2009

• ROYAL CLIFF BEACH RESORT REPRESENTS PATTAYA, THAILAND IN ‘10 MOST BEAUTIFUL AND WORLD CLASS BEACH RESORTS’
  
  
  THAILAND VOTED FAVOURITE SAILING VENUE IN ASIA
  Phuket King’s Cup Regatta remains the most popular and is voted the best regatta in Asia
  
  
  CNN GLOBAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM SURVEY REVEALS THAILAND OFFERS BEST VALUE FOR MONEY IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION
  
  
  ‘HOTTEST DESTINATIONS’ IN THE 2009 AFTONBLADET READERS' POLL:
  THAILAND RANKS NO. 1 IN ‘SUN AND BEACH OUTSIDE OF EUROPE’
  
  
  
• NEW POST OFFICE HOLIDAY COSTS BAROMETER
  TRAVEL AFAR FOR BEST VALUE IN 2009
  Thailand Heads the Field as the Cheapest Destination
  

• THAILAND WINS 2008 IRISH TRAVEL TRADE NEWS (ITTN) AWARD FOR
  “BEST ASIA/AUSTRALASIA DESTINATION”
  
  
  GLOBAL TRAVELER – GT TESTED READER SURVEY AWARDS 2008:
  Bangkok Wins Global Traveler – 2008 GT Tested Reader Survey Awards for
  ‘Best International Business City’
  
  
  FAMILY BUDGET RESORT IN THAILAND HONOURED IN RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AWARDS
  
  
  
• SPA ASIA CRYSTAL AWARDS 2008
  KAMALAYA KOH SAMUI VOTED WINNER FOR BEST WELLNESS RETREAT
  
  
• ASIA SPA WARD FOR 'BEST DESTINATION SPA OF THE YEAR' 2008
  KAMALAYA KOH SAMUI ADDS ‘BEST DESTINATION SPA OF THE YEAR’ TO ITS HONOUR LIST
  
  
  ASIASPA AWARDS 2008
  THAILAND WINS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF AWARDS
  
  
  THAILAND WINS 2008 DANISH TRAVEL AWARDS FOR BEST TOURIST COUNTRY
  
  
  CHIVA-SOM WINS TWO AWARDS: SPA-GOERS’ FAVORITE SPA IN THAILAND, AND TOP 10 SPAS IN THE BEST MEDICAL PROGRAM CATEGORY IN SIXTH ANNUAL SPAFINDER READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
  
  
  BANGKOK, CHIANG MAI RANKED ASIA’S BEST CITIES BY LEADING U.S. TRAVEL MAGAZINE
  
  
  FOUR SEASONS RESORT CHIANG MAI VOTED #1 SPA IN ASIA AND #7 HOTEL IN THE WORLD BY TRAVEL + LEISURE (US EDITION) WORLD’S BEST AWARDS, AUGUST 2008
  
  
  JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA WINS SMART TRAVEL ASIA AWARD 2008
  
  
  2008 BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS
  Bangkok and Phuket Lead Among Leisure Destinations in the Asia Pacific
  
  
  ROYAL CLIFF BEACH RESORT BECOMES THE FIRST HOTEL PROPERTY IN THE WORLD TO WIN 5 “BEST OF AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2008”
  
  
  THE KLONG RUA VILLAGE ECOTOURISM PROJECT IN RANONG
  The Klong Rua Village Environmental Education Programme:
  Winner of the PATA Gold Awards 2008 in the Environment Award Category
  
  
  CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER MAGAZINE READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS - TOP 100
  SIX SENSES HIDEAWAY SAMUI VOTED 'BEST IN THE WORLD'
  
  
  SMART TRAVEL ASIA.com MAGAZINE TOP 10 BEST AIRLINES IN THE WORLD
  Thai Airways International among the top 10 best airlines in the world
  
  
  INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN) AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
  ANDAMAN COAST COMMUNITY TOURISM EFFORTS WIN SEED AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  
  TRIPADVISOR’S 2008 TRAVELERS CHOICE® DESTINATIONS AWARDS
  Six Thai Destinations Win the 2008 TripAdvisor® Travelers Choice® Destination Awards
  
  
  TODAY’S TRAVELLER PLATINUM AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FAMILY HOLIDAY DESTINATION OF 2008
  
  
  JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA WINS THAILAND’S LEADING HOTEL AWARD FROM WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2008
  
  
  DUSIT INTERNATIONAL AWARDED “THE BEST HOTEL GROUP IN ASIA”
  
  
  13th ANNUAL TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS
  BANGKOK NAMED WORLD’S BEST CITY 2008
  
  
  ANANTARA GOLDEN TRIANGLE WINS
  ‘THAILAND’S LEADING SPA RESORT’ AT THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS
  
  
  ANANTARA GOLDEN TRIANGLE NAMED IN ‘WORLD’S MOST RESPONSIBLE HOTELS’ BY FORBES TRAVELER
  
  
  X LIFE MAGAZINE’S SPORTS AWARD 2008 FOR “THE MOST VIBRANT TRAVEL DESTINATION”
  
  
  THAILAND WINS TWO AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE AT 2008 KOREA WORLD TRAVEL FAIR IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  The Best Booth Design Award and The Best Folklore Performance Award
  
  
  2008 TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARDS:
  THAILAND WINS THE 'BEST OF THE BEST TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARD FOR DESTINATION WITH HIGHEST CLIENT SATISFACTION – ASIA'
  
  
  KON-TIKI THAILAND WINS 2008 PROJECT AWARE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AWARD
  
  
  2008 SWEDISH ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’
  
  
  CHIANG MAI’S HOBBY HUT PUPPET THEATRE WINS INTERNATIONAL MARIONETTE FESTIVAL AWARD
  
  
  
• 2008 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’ AND ‘BEST INTERCONTINENTAL AIRLINE’
  

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2008

• FutureBrand Country Brand Index 2008
  THAILAND NAMED BEST COUNTRY BRAND FOR VALUE FOR MONEY & RANKS AMONG TOP-5 FOR AUTHENTICITY, NIGHTLIFE AND SHOPPING
  

• 2007 RES VARLDENS BASTA RESOR AWARDS
  (The World Best Travel Award)
  
  
  TRAVEL WEEKLY CHINA MAGAZINE AWARD
  THAILAND — "THE BEST DESTINATION FOR LEISURE — SHORT HAUL
  
  
  TOP DESTINATION FOR HOSPITALITY FOR THE 2007 WORLD TRAVELLER AWARDS BY WORLD TRAVELLER MEDIA (CHINA) IN DECEMBER 2007
  
  PROMOTION OF THE TRAVEL DESTINATION AWARD — THAILAND 2007 BY TRAVEL AGENT MAGAZINE IN DECEMBER 2007
  
  BEST ADS (APPROVED DESTINATION STATUS) — THAILAND 2007 BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (CHINESE LANGUAGE) IN APRIL 2007
  
  WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 – THAILAND'S LEADING RESORT
  
  
  WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 — ASIA’S LEADING SPA CONSULTANCY
  
  
  14TH ANNUAL WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS — THAILAND'S LEADING GOLF RESORT AWARD
  
  
  CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER AWARDS — BEST CITY IN ASIA
  BANGKOK WINS TOP HONORS
  
  
  DANISH TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 – BEST TOURIST COUNTRY
  
  
  2007 LIBUR-TRAVERAMA TOURISM AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL
  DESTINATION
  Libur & Traverama Readers Give Vote to Bangkok
  
  
  2007 PATA GRAND AND GOLD AWARDS
  
  
  
  2007 TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS
  INTERNATIONAL ACCOLADES FOR THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND
  
  
  2007 TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARDS:
  Thailand among Top-5 in Asia for 'Destination with Highest Client Satisfaction'
  
  
  
• 2007 CHRISTOFLE ASIA BOATING AWARDS:
  Phuket Voted Asia's Maritime Capital at Chrisofle Asia Boating Awards
  
  
• 2007 ‘GO ASIA BEST TRAVEL DESTINATION’ AWARD
  
  
  2007 SWEDISH ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’
  
  
  2007 DESTINASIAN ‘BEST CITY DESTINATION FOR LEISURE’ AWARD
  
  
  NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR 'WORLD'S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY' 2007
  
  
  2007 IRISH TRAVEL TRADE NEWS (ITTN) AWARDS:
  BEST ASIA/AUSTRALASIA DESTINATION
  
  
  
• 2007 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY
  

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2007

• BEST TRAVEL BRANDS 2007
  THAILAND RANKINGS AT A GLANCE
  2007 SMART TRAVEL ASIA “BEST IN TRAVEL” POLL
  
  
  
• THREE THAI ECO-FRIENDLY RESORT PROPERTIES IN THE TOP-5
  IN THE AGODA 'TOP-10 GREEN HOTELS IN ASIA'
  

• 2006 ASIAN GOLF MONTHLY AWARDS
  THAILAND – 1st CHOICE ASIAN DESTINATION FOR GOLFERS
  • Best Golf Destination in Asia – Thailand
  • Best Clubhouse in Asia – Thai Country Club
  • Best New Course in Asia – Amata Spring Country Club
  
  2006 RES VARLDENS BASTA RESOR AWARDS
  (The World Best Travel Award)
  
  
  CHIVA-SOM NAMED ‘FAVOURITE SPA’ IN THE 2006 BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS
  
  
  ASIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM CREATIVE AWARDS 2006
  SPECIAL TOURISM AWARD – FAVOURITE ATTRACTION
  
  
  2006 TIME READERS’ TRAVEL CHOICE AWARDS:
  Phuket and Bangkok Named TIME Readers' 'Favourite Holiday Destination in Asia'
  
  
  
  2006 TRAVEL+LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS:
  Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chiva-Som Destination Spa Joins Ranks of the World's Finest
  
  
  THAILAND WINS TWO AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE AT 19th KOREA WORLD TRAVEL FAIR IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  THE BEST BOOTH DESIGN AWARD 2006
  THE BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD 2006
  
  
  2006 TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARDS
  EDITOR’S PICK: BEST ASIAN COUNTRY FOR A CULTURAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
  
  
  2006 HONG KONG GOLF MEDIA GOLDEN BALL AWARD
  The Best Destinations for Hong Kong Golfers
  THAILAND TOPS FOR HONG KONG GOLFERS
  
  
  ARABIAN TRAVEL MART INAUGURAL NEW FRONTIERS AWARD 2006
  Arabian Travel Mart praises Thai resort for its outstanding resilience and positive contribution to tourism development in aftermath of Tsunami devastation.
  
  
  2006 LIBUR/TRAVERAMA TOURISM AWARD:
  Thai Tropical Island of Samui Wins Awards for 'Premier International Destination'
  
  
  PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTOR (PADI) ASIA PACIFIC MEMBER AWARDS 2006
  Ao Nang Divers Representing Thailand awarded the Tourism Award for the Asia Pacific region
  
  
  SWEDISH ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’
  
  
  JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA IN 2006 TRAVEL & LEISURE MAGAZINE'S WORLD'S READERS' POLL BEST VALUE AWARDS
  
  2006 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’
  
  
  INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS (IABC)
  GOLF QUILL AWARD 2006
  
  RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST TOURIST LONG-HAUL DESTINATION’ AWARD
  
  RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST ISLAND’ AWARD
  
  RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST FOOD COUNTRY’ AWARD
  
  RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST GOLF DESTINATION’ AWARD
  
  RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘SIX BEST BIG CITY’ AWARD
  
  AFTONBLADET.SE ‘PLACE WE WANT TO GO DURING 2006’ AWARD
  
  ASEAN TOURISM ASSOCIATION ‘BEST NEW ASEAN NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION AWARD 2006’
  
  BEST TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARD 2006
  10th WORLD FESTIVAL OF PUPPET ART IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
  Joe Louis Traditional Thai Puppet Theatre
  
  
  EMIRATES WORLD HOLIDAYS 2006 AWARDS
  'MOST POPULAR TOURISM DESTINATION'
  
  
• EMIRATES WORLD HOLIDAYS 2006 AWARDS
  'TOP DESTINATION FOR OUTBOUND TRAVEL BY TRAVELLERS USING EMIRATES HOLIDAY'
  

• FutureBrand Country Brand Index 2005
  THAILAND RANKS 8th IN TOP OVERALL COUNTRY BRANDS
  
  
  THAILAND NAMED ‘THE WORLD’S BEST CHARTER DESTINATION’ 2005:
  PHUKET ACCLAIMED BY SCANDINAVIAN TRAVELLERS
  
  
  PHUKET AWARDED 2005 ‘STAR OF TRAVEL’ AWARD FOR ‘BEST DESTINATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA’
  
  
  THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS GRAND TRAVEL AWARD
  FOR ‘THE BEST TOURIST DESTINATION 2005’
  
  
  
• THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS NORWEGIAN GRAND TRAVEL AWARD
  FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY 2005’
  

• 
  TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST SPAS
  Travel + Leisure ‘The World’s Best Awards 2004’
  
  
  
• 
  THE BEST IN THE WORLD
  Condé Nast Traveler's 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards
  
  

• THAILAND, BALI, AUSTRALIA TOPS IN APPEAL:
  DestinAsian’s 2004 Readers’ Poll
  
  
  BANGKOK IN THE TOP-5 CITIES FOR LONG-HAUL MEETINGS AND
  INCENTIVE TRAVEL
  
  
  THAILAND VOTED ‘THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATION’
  IN ‘REISE & PREISE’ TRAVEL SURVEY
  
  
  
  January 14, 2004
  Lonely Planet survey of independent travellers finds Thailand
  and Italy are hot favourites.
  
  
  
  THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS SCANDINAVIAN GRAND TRAVEL AWARD
  FOR "THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY 2004"
  
  
  
  
• JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA VOTED "BEST HOTEL SPA IN ASIA"
  Plus Second Placing in World's Top 25 Category
  At Condé Nast Traveller Magazine's Awards in London
  

• 
  WORLD'S BEST AWARDS 2003
  BANGKOK - BEST CITY IN ASIA;
  THE PENINSULA BANGKOK - WORLD'S BEST HOTEL
  
  
  
• THAILAND WINS PRESTIGEOUS SCANDINAVIAN TRAVEL AWARD
  FOR "BEST TOURIST COUNTRY 2003"