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July 30, 2010
Bangkok world's top travel city
BANGKOK (AP) — Bangkok city officials say they are humbled and inspired after receiving Travel + Leisure magazine's “Top City” award, despite recent street riots that sent tourists packing.
Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra told a news conference that the award offers a morale boost to the battered capital and called on political protesters to behave themselves. The recent political upheaval prompted dozens of international travel advisories and emptied hotels.
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