According to the newest assessment by Resonance Consulting, a major worldwide counselor in real estate, tourism, and economic development, Bangkok ranks 30th out of the 100 finest cities in the world to live, work, and invest.
The World’s Best Cities 2023 list rates cities having a population of more than a million people based on a combination of statistical performance and qualitative evaluations by locals and visitors in six basic criteria, as follows:
1) Location: weather, safety, views and monuments, and outdoor activities;
2) Product: airport accessibility, attractions, museums, university rankings, and convention centers;
3) Individuals: labor force participation and educational attainment
4) Prosperity: the number of Global 500 companies, GDP per capita, income equality, and employment rate;
5) Cultural, nightlife, eating, and retail programming;
6) Promotional methods include Facebook check-ins, Google searches, TripAdvisor reviews, Instagram hashtags, and Google Trends.
London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, Dubai, Barcelona, Rome, Madrid, Singapore, and Amsterdam are among the top ten cities on the list. Bangkok is ranked thirty-first on the list. It also finished second in ASEAN, trailing only Singapore.
Bangkok’s attractions range from cultural and historical landmarks to shopping malls with innumerable stores selling an incredible variety of things at a broad range of prices. Several visitors have referred to it as a gourmet paradise, and its global flavor is particularly obvious in the enormous range of cuisine supplied by innumerable eateries.
Bangkok has a diversified transportation infrastructure that connects function areas and convention centers, more than enough to meet the influx of visitors and conventioneers. Because Bangkok is the economic and tourism hub, with a large population living and commuting there, expressways, electric trains, and subways have been built to alleviate traffic congestion and facilitate people’s mobility.
Bangkok has developed to become an important political, social, and economic hub of Southeast Asia since its foundation as the capital city in 1782.