Luang Prabang among Top-Ten of the World’s Best Cities

Luang Prabang, a UNESCO-listed world heritage town in northern Laos, has been ranked as a top-ten of the world's best cities, according to the latest survey of Travel + Leisure magazine. Completing the top 10 list of best cities behind Udaipur this year were Cape Town, South Africa; Bangkok, Thailand; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Chiang Mai, Thailand; Luang Prabang, Laos; New York, the US; Rome, Italy and San Francisco, the US. Based on the 14th annual World's Best Awards given by the magazine www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2009/, Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital of Laos and the jewel of tourism of Laos and the region, is ranked the seventh.
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