Bangkok--24 Dec--Spark Communications
Hotels.com™ highlights this year's Christmas and New Year's destination search results shows that Chiang Mai is still the number one cool season destination for Thai travellers.
As the winter breeze enters Thailand, Thai travellers seek holiday destinations where they can experience the cool winter weather. Thai's top 3 destinations for this year's Christmas and New Year from Hotels.com Thailand site are Chiang Mai, Tokyo and Osaka. In 2015, the number of searches for hotels in Thailand grew 53%, in comparison to 2014.
Chiang Mai continues as the top of Thailand's searched destination list for a third year in a row. As the largest city in the northern region and the second largest city in Thailand, Chiang Mai's popularity continues to grow in particular. It's is known for its rich culture and exquisite Lanna heritage sites.
During this time of year, Thais like to travel to destinations with cool weather such as Chiang Mai, Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul and Hong Kong. However, beach destinations also receive high demand during this time of year. The weather at beach destinations such as Pattaya, Hua Hin, Krabi and Cha-Am can be unbearably hot during the summer and too wet during the rainy season. During winter, the weather makes it very comfortable for visitors to lounge by the beach and enjoy the cool winter breeze under a coconut tree.
Thai travellers can conveniently book a room at their favourite destination through Hotels.com. With hundreds of thousands of bookable properties in more than 200 countries, Hotels.com is ready to cater to all accommodation needs, especially for on-the-go travellers, with their award winning booking application. For Hotels.com, more than 1 in 3 transactions are booked globally on a mobile device. The Hotels.com Rewards loyalty program has welcomed more than 20 million members and there are over 150,000 hotels for loyalty program members to redeem Hotels.com Rewards nights.
Top 10 destination searches from travellers during the Christmas and New Year's period on the Hotels.com Thailand website.
Top Destinations 2015
1 Chiang Mai, Thailand
2 Tokyo, Japan
3 Osaka, Japan
4 Bangkok, Thailand
5 Pattaya, Thailand
6 Hua Hin
7 Hong Kong
8 Seoul, Korea
9 Krabi, Thailand
10 Cha-Am, Thailand
Top Destinations 2014
1 Chiang Mai, Thailand
2 Tokyo, Japan
3 Bangkok, Thailand
4 Hua Hin, Thailand
5 Pattaya, Thailand
6 Hong Kong
7 Seoul, Korea
8 Osaka, Japan
9 Krabi, Thailand
10 Singapore
No. Top Destinations 2013
1 Chiang Mai, Thailand
2 Hua Hin, Thailand
3 Hong Kong
4 Tokyo, Japan
5 Bangkok, Thailand
6 Pattaya, Thailand
7 Osaka, Japan
8 Krabi, Thailand
9 Koh Samui, Thailand
10 Singapore