{"id":7581,"date":"2011-05-10T15:33:59","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T14:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/?p=7581"},"modified":"2025-02-03T08:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:41:20","slug":"venice-of-the-east-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/destinations\/venice-of-the-east-thailand.htm","title":{"rendered":"Venice of the East – Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"

The capital and the largest city of Thailand<\/a> is Bangkok and is the economic, cultural and political centre of the nation. Tourism is one of the major industries playing a vital role in the economic growth of the nation and Bangkok is the major tourist gateway to Thailand. This city is one of the world\u2019s tourist hotspots, being home to some of the most visited historical sights and places like Wat Arun, Wat Pho and Grand Palace. Enchanting festivals like the Thai New Year festival known as Bangkok Songkran Festival, King\u2019s Birthday, Queens Birthday and Royal Ploughing Ceremony. Art, Architecture, Fashion and green parks, forests, libraries and museums and the most attractive of all an amazing culture, all these attractions make it a perfect place for spending some quality time of your own or a perfect family holiday destination.<\/p>\n

Bangkok is the important economic centre of the nation with its combined Economic output being nearly 90 billion dollars in purchasing power parity terms. This city is also home to the Stock Exchange of Thailand located on the Ratchadaphisek Road in inner Bangkok. The city is also home to all major banks and financial institutions in Thailand including domestic and international banks as well like RHB bank, Scotia Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Standard Chartered, Indian Overseas Bank, HSBC, Bank of China, Deutsche Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.<\/p>\n

In the past, the city had a network of canals known as khlongs and boats were the major mean of transport in the city due to these Khlongs the city was given a nickname \u201c Venice of the East\u201d. Today most of these canals have been filled and converted into streets supporting the current transportation network of the city but in the district of Taling Chan a notable Khlong Market still exists known as floating market and is also a popular tourist spot. The city is well served by a network of trains and buses. Buses are the cheapest mean of transportation in most parts of the world and also the most affordable mode of transportation in Bangkok not only having routes within the city but also connecting the capital with other parts in the country.<\/p>\n

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    Satisfying the aviation needs of Bangkok is the Don Mueang International Airport. This airport is the 2nd<\/sup> busiest airport in Asia by passenger volume and is ranked 19th<\/sup> in the world in cargo and freight traffic. This airport is the primary airport and a major aerial gateway to Thailand and receives most of the international flights to Thailand. Another airport serving this city is the Suvarnabhumi Airport providing services for domestic and international cheap flights to Bangkok<\/a>. Thai Airways International is the main airline of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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