The popular Danish travel magazine "Stand By" held an award ceremony October 9th. It was the 13th annual ceremony the magazine held of this type. Out of 40 countries Thailand was voted the "Best Tourist Country 2008" for the second consecutive year in a row.
I find this interesting news based on a previous blog post about Thailand tourism. Thailand must be doing all it can to attract visitors to the country. However, they might be doing it at the expense of their own culture. A previous blog post featured an article about how the cultural minister wanted to mass produce religious charms for tourist consumption. These charms and talisman included phallic shapes. This suggestion raised eyebrows among many Thai citizens, who dont think that tourists will understand the cultural references of the talisman and will not take the phallic charms seriously. Could Thailand be exploiting its own culture at the expense of fabulous tourism?
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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