Bangkok crowned "World's Best City" 2008

Posted by Emma on July 11, 2008 at 02:59 PM

The Big Mango has been voted the best city in the world in an online poll by Travel + Leisure magazine. Bangkok edged out last year's winner Florence, Italy.

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The "World's Best" poll, which is in its 13th year, covers hotels, islands, cruise lines and airlines as well as cities.

Travel + Leisure's 10 best cities in the world are:

  1. Bangkok
  2. Buenos Aires
  3. Cape Town
  4. Sydney
  5. Florence
  6. Cuzco (Peru)
  7. Rome
  8. New York
  9. Istanbul
  10. San Francisco

2008 is the first year Bangkok has topped the list of world's best cities.

Other highlights from the poll, as compiled by Reuters, include:

Best hotel: Singita Sabi Sand, South Africa

Best island: Galapagos, Ecuador

Best cruise line (large ships): Crystal Cruises

Best cruise line (small ships): Silversea Cruises

Best international airline: Singapore Airlines

Best domestic airline: Virgin America

Best tour operator: Micato Safaris

Best car-rental agency: Hertz

Best hotel for $250 or less: Domaine des Hauts de Loire, France

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Oasis Hong Kong to cease operations

Posted by Emma on April 09, 2008 at 12:13 PM

Budget carrier, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, is said to be ceasing operations from today. According to reports, the airline has suffered heavy losses since it began flights in October 2006.

"We have no comment for the time being," Oasis CEO Stephen Miller told Reuters.

The Hong Kong Economic Times today quotes unidentified sources saying that the airline has accumulated losses of about HK$1 billion (US$128 million) during two years of operation as it struggled to grab a slice of the market.

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