The website said there are endless reasons why Bangkok has long-reigned as themost visited city in the world -- and the metropolis is picking up just whereit left off pre-COVID.
The website this year also ranked Phuket and Samui first andsecond, respectively, on its list of "Best Islands in SoutheastAsia".
Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on July 4that in the category of Best Cities in Southeast Asia 2022, Bangkok wasfollowed by Singapore, Da Nang (Vietnam), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Hanoi(Vietnam), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Phnom Penh(Cambodia) and Jakarta (Indonesia).
In the Best Islands in Southeast Asia 2022category, Phuket and Samui filled the top spots, followed by Bali (Indonesia),Phu Quoc (Vietnam), Langkawi (Malaysia), Lombok (Indonesia), Palawan (thePhilippines), Penang (Malaysia), Phi Phi (Thailand) and Con Dao (Vietnam).
Before the COVID-19broke out, in 2019, Thailand’s tourism sector hosted 40 million internationaltourists, contributing 3 trillion THB (84.11 billion USD) to the local economy.This year, Thailand expects to lure over 9 million foreign visitors, with arevenue of 1,27 trillion THB (35.7 billion USD)./.