January 8, 2009
by Bupha Ravirot

Thailand got to be once again the Best Tourist Destination sixth year in a row , Announced in The Norwegian Grand Travel award which was arranged for the 14th time in Oslo, Norway on January 5.

Thai Airways in Norway also once again received the award for best intercontinental airline.

This means Norwegian travel trade still has a strong confidence in Thailand as a tourist country even though there was a political issues which led to temporary shutdown of Suvarnabhumi International airport in late November last year.

The nominees are elected by a travel trade jury, and the voting is done by a random selection of more than 400 travel agents all over Norway. Thailand won over ten nominated countries around that world.

The awards received by H.E. Jullapong Nonsrichai, ambassador to Thailand in Norway, together with Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand in Scandinavia, Mr. Manit Boonchim.

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