SmartTravelAsia magazine has revealed the winners of its online Best in Travel Poll 2017. Readers were asked to cast their votes for favourites including airlines, hotels, spas, and destinations across Asia. This year’s ranking included a total of 70 Thai travel brands.
Bangkok and Phuket were featured among the ‘Top 10 Cities for Meetings’ in Asia. Along with Samui and Hua Hin, these spots were also named among the ‘Top 10 Holiday Destinations’. Thai airlines also performed very well. Thai Airways International and Bangkok Airways secured spots on the ‘Top 10 Airlines Worldwide’ and ‘Top 10 Airlines, Cabin Service, Worldwide’ lists.
Accommodation services were also lauded.
Top 10 Boutique Hotels:
- The Library (Samui) - 6th place
- Hotel Indigo Bangkok (Bangkok) - 8th place
- SALA Rattanakosin (Bangkok) - 9th place
Top 25 Business Hotels:
- The St. Regis Bangkok - 4th place
- Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok - 9th place
- InterContinental Bangkok - 11th place
- The Okura Prestige Bangkok (Bangkok) - 16th place
- Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Luxury Collection (Bangkok) - 18th place
- Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok - 19th place
- Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel - 20th place
- Conrad Bangkok - 22nd place
Top 25 Spa Hotels:
- Banyan Tree Phuket - 1st place
- Six Senses Samui - 7th place
- Vana Belle, а Luxury Collection Resort (Samui) - 10th place
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok - 11th place
- Banyan Tree Samui and Chiva-Som International Health Resort (Hua Hin) - 12th place
- The Peninsula Bangkok - 14th place
- Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai - 15th place
- JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa - 16th place
- W Retreat Koh Samui - 22nd place
- InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort and The Tongsai Bay (Samui) - 23rd place
- Anantara Hua Hin Resort - 24th place
- SО Sofitel Hua Hin - 25th place
SmartTravelAsia.com has been compiling annual Best in Travel polls since 2004. Full information about this year’s winners is available on the magazine’s website.