DESTINATION THAILAND VOTE
The judges for the Bangkok Post's Thailand's Top Destination Vote campaign gathered at the newspaper's office in Klong Toey yesterday, and waded through hundreds of destinations nominated by visitors to http://www.9destinations.com, to come up with a list of 30 top sites.
Over the past two months, over 2,500 people signed up to the website and submitted their favourite sites for consideration. The online travel campaign calls on the public to help select the nine top travel destinations within the kingdom.
"The 'top destinations' in our case focus on places that leave the best impressions on visitors, whether it's beauty, the friendliness of the locals, tourist management or even value for money," said Pongpet Mekloy, editor of Horizons and one of the judges.
The other judges included Chamlong Boonsong, travel editor of Post Today; Anusorn Sriboonma, winner of the Fan Pan Thae Show (travel edition); Channarong Teerarojanarat, from ESRI (Thailand), a leader in geographic information systems; Bandhit Ketmala, TAT's chief of Tourist Information Website section; Chulapassorn Panomvan na Ayudhya from Siam Vision Club, a group of art and culture enthusiasts; Kuson Aeam-aroon, editor of NaiRobRoo Travel Guides; Kan Phakprom, a veteran trekker and webmaster of http://www.khonbaekpae.com and Thon Thamrongnawasat, avid diver and marine biologist.
The eight judges who were in attendance - Dr Thon was overseas but made his selections via the internet - were first asked to select 10 sites from the those nominated by visitors to the website.
The judges then voted from the initial list, eliminating sites until a final list of 30 was settled on. Though it was a difficult process, the judges were mostly satisfied with the end result.
The public will be able to cast their votes on the list of 30 nominated sites, starting on July 3 until January 31, 2009 at http://www.9destinations.com.
The 30 nominated sites are as follows:
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Moo Koh Similan National Park
- Moo Koh Tarutao National Park
- Doi Luang Chiang Dao
- Krabi sea and islands
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Phu Soi Dao National Park
- Khao Sok National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pai
- Lam Klong Ngu National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Phu Hin Rongkla National Park
- Phu Kradueng National Park
- Pha Taem National Park
- Sukhothai Historical Park
- Phanom Rung Historical Park
- Si Satchanalai Historical Park
- Ayutthaya Historical Park
- Amphawa community
- Phu Kum Khao
- Rattanakosin island
- Klong Suan 100-year market
- Mae Hong Son town
- Phuket
- Phra That Lampang Luang
- Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao
- Wat Phumin
- Ancient City
- Ananta Samakom Throne Hall
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