I don't think we can call Luang Prabang as a city, it is just only a small village in the forest in in Laos.

Anyway, thank you for sharing this information. It is quite old, i guess it is the ranking in 2008, or maybe 2009.

What about in 2010 ?

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 We called Professional Premium Grade for both men and wemen!!! hahaha

Top 10 Hotel Spas: Asia

Top Islands in Asia 2009

Top 40 City Hotels in Asia 2009

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  2009

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 8th 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
 
2008

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

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

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'

2005

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’
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2004

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
 
2003

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"
 
 
 
   
    
 
 
 
 

10 Gold Medal World Beer Cup Winners

Best Beer 1.
Best Classic English-Style Pale Ale:
MacTarnahan's Amber Ale, Pyramid Breweries Inc., Seattle, WA

Relatively new to MacTarnahan's repertoire of ales, its Amber Ale is made with fresh Cascade hops from the Northwest, making its flavor crisp and complex. Thus, it goes best with grilled or gamey meats and full-flavored fish. There were 35 entries in this category.

Best Beer 2.
Best German-Style Pilsener:
Trumer Pils, Trumer Brauerei Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Trumer Pils has a 400 year history, dating from the original family-owned Trumer Brauerei in Salzburg, Austria. It has carried both the brewing tradition and the original crisp, slightly tart taste with it through the centuries. It is made from imported malt and hops from Germany and Austria and is fermented with a propriety yeast. There were 72 entries in this category.

Best Beer 3.
Best Belgian and French-Style Ale:
Brugse Zot Blond, Brouwerij De Halve Maan, Brugge, Belgium

Don't let the fool on the bottle fool you. This Belgian ale has been a winner of many beer competitions over the years. Practically the national beer of Belgian, you can find Brugse Zot Blond served in many crepe and sandwich bars in Brugge. It has a sweet fruity flavor and is bubbly and light, with only six percent alchohol content. There were 37 entries in this category.

Best Beer 4.
Best German-Style Dark Wheat Ale:
Schneider Weisse Original, Schneider Weisse, Kelheim, Germany

The Schneider Weisse Original is spicy with the smell or clove and nutmeg and, according to the brewer, it is fresh, clean, full, harmonious and balanced. In the end it leaves an impression of slight, fine bitterness. There were 29 entries in this category.

Best Beer 5.
Best American-Style Light Lager:
Old Milwaukee Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL

The beer that made Milwaukee famous has also been making the best light beer (light in calorie and carbs), according to beer raters. Milwaukee's Old Style Light is reported to have some taste of hops and malt; "refreshing" is the word reviewers most often used to describe it. Old Milwaukee Light has 113 calories and 7 grams of fat. There were 34 entries in this category.

Best Beer 6.
Best American-Style Lager:
Tooheys Extra Dry, Tooheys Pty Limited, Lidcombe, Australia

No, it's not Budweiser! Toohey's Extra Dry, known in Australia simply as Ted's, is a refreshing drink with not too much taste of hops, malt, or fruit, geared to young beer drinkers. Advertising is also geared toward the young and the ads are popular down under for some outlandishness, including its beer-addicted walking tongue. There were 48 entries in this category.

Best Beer 7.
Best Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout:
Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout, Third Street AleWorks, Santa Rosa , CA

What? Better than Guinness? The Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout has won several top awards in the Irish stout category. The chocolate and caramel flavor is strong, but not overwhelming; some say there are hints of licorice and coffee. A full-bodied beer, it's poured black from the tap. There were 20 entries in this category.

Best Beer 8.
Best Scottish-Style Ale:
McGarveyʼs Scottish Ale, Oggi's / Left Coast Brewing Co., San Clemente, CA

This ruddy ale has plenty of flavor without being heavy. Molasses add a nice sweet aftertaste. Left Coast Brewing says there's a tad bit of hops in the ale to keep the bitterness out. Good beer to drink by itself or with a grilled chicken or fish. There were 24 entries in this category.

Best Beer 9.
Traditional German-Style Bock:
Bock Lager, Elk Grove Brewery and Restaurant, Elk Grove, CA

Interesting history about this German lager. The beer was firt made by Trappist monks to drink while fasting during lent. Just picture that!

The Elk Grove Brewery has an health assortment of brews, with its Bock Lager being one of its seasonal beers. The Elk Grove Bock Lager is described as a full-bodied, strong beer, with German style malts, having "a smooth, rich complexity not found in many beers. On tap in late January: limit is 3 pints. There were 21 competitors in this category.

Best Beer 10.
Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer:
Paradox Grain, BrewDog, Fraserburgh, UK

This beer is a marriage of Scotland's greatest productions of whisky and stout. BrewDog partners with Duncan Taylor Ltd of Huntly, aging its Paradox Grain in the casks of some of the greatest whiskeys ever made. "The distinct flavours of these whiskies is beautifully infused into the beer giving a unique and unrivalled experience for both beer and whisky lovers." There were 14 entrees in this category.

The World Beer Cup is an international competition held every two years, and this year 2,864 individual bottles of beer were entries, representing 58 countries. Although beers from 21 countries won medals, the USA (158 awards), Germany (25), Belgium (11), Japan (10), Australia (6) were the top five winners. There were 128 judges from all over the world, even countries without competitors in the contests. For more information on the winners, visit this page .

11. Beer Lao

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