Condé Nast - Asia
1. Bangkok - 82.6
2. Hong Kong, China - 80.9
3. Chiang Mai, Thailand - 80.0
4. Singapore, - 79.9
5. Kyoto, Japan - 77.9
6. Shanghai - 75.2
7. Jaipur, India - 73.8
8. Tokyo, Japan - 73.5
9. Hanoi - 69.9
10. Kathmandu - 67.5
Results determined readers' evaluation of city ambience, culture/sites, friendliness, lodging, restaurants, and shopping.
Travel and Leisure - Asia
1. Bangkok - 87.61
2. Kyoto, Japan - 84.27
3. Chiang Mai, Thailand - 84.14
4. Hong Kong - 83.69
5. Udaipur, India - 83.51
6. Shangai - 81.83
7. Siem Reap, Cambodia - 81.15
8. Beijing - 81.05
9. Hanoi - 80.87
10. Jaipur, India - 80.78
Travel and Leisure Top 10 - World's Best in Awards 2008, p152, August 2008.