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Golden palaces, floating markets, majestic porcelain-laid spires…you've never seen a capital city quite like Bangkok. Visit Pratunam or Siam Square for premium shopping, then unwind in the European-style gardens of Dusit. Thon Buri is home to the awesome Wat Arun temple, and over in Phra Nakhon, you’ll find the Wat Pho temple of the Reclining Buddha. Savor mango sticky rice at a food stall before taking in the gilded splendor of the Grand Palace.

Things to do in Bangkok: Temple Of Dawn (Wat Arun) • Wat Phra Chetuphon • Chatuchak Weekend Market • Silk Trade, Jim Thompson House • Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) • The Golden Mount (Wat Saket) • Shopping at Siam Paragon • Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Traimit) • Chao Phraya River • Observation Deck at the King Power Mahanakhon

Highly rated hotels in Bangkok: Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok • The Siam • The Okura Prestige Bangkok • Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse • Lancaster Bangkok • The Peninsula Hotel • Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok • Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok • Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort • Akara Hotel • Bangkok Oasis Hotel

Thailand's electricity is 220V 50Hz and uses plug types A, B, C & F

Plug Type: A
Plug Type: B
Plug Type: C
Plug Type: F

Great Circle Distance between Heathrow and Suvarnabhumi Airport is 5,951 miles, with a flight time of approx 12.5 hrs. Bangkok's IATA airport code is BKK.
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Climate: Like most of Thailand, Bangkok has a tropical savanna climate and is under the influence of the South Asian monsoon system. It experiences three seasons: hot, rainy, and cool, although temperatures are fairly hot year-round, ranging from an average low of 22°C in December to an average high of 35°C in April. The rainy season begins with the arrival of the southwest monsoon around mid-May. September is the wettest month, with an average rainfall of 334mm. The rainy season lasts until October, when the dry and cool northeast monsoon takes over until February. The hot season is generally dry, but also sees occasional summer storms. Bangkok can expect 276 days per year at or above 32°C.

Covid-19 Data for Thailand

Data (updated weekly) from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on the geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases & deaths.

BA Tier Points Earned

Route 1	LON‑BKK (BA)	TOTAL (SGL)	TOTAL (RTN)
Economy	20	20	40
WTP	90	90	180
Business	140	140	280
First	210	210	420

Economy Tier Points shown are based on fully flexible fares. 'Low' Economy earns 50% of the shown amount. 'Lowest' Economy fares earn 25% of shown amount.

When journey is booked in World Traveler Plus or First and those cabins don't exist on particular legs, the next cabin down will be used on those legs for points collection.

When booking with BA, tier points can be earned on the following Oneworld Alliance ® airlines:
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Air, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines, SriLankan Airlines