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Suvarnabhumi Airport - Midfield Satellite 1 in Bangkok by HOK. Image: © Airports of Thailand

The Prix Versailles list of the World's Most Beautiful Airports for 2024 has been announced with six projects earning distinction for their aesthetic qualities and impact on the travel experience of users in five countries.

Among the group was luis vidal + architects' vibrant Terminal E expansion at Boston Logan Airport and the renovation of Terminal 2 at Changi Airport in Singapore from BOIFFILS Architectures. Each will next compete against winners in other select categories for the three 2024 World Titles (Prix Versailles, Interior and Exterior) whose laureates will be announced at UNESCO Headquarters on December 2nd.

"Infrastructure for air travel is evolving, with an increasing awareness of the eminently cultural role that it plays. Because airports are responsible for visitors' first impressions, each one is a poster child for its destination. By showcasing cultural assets, an airport’s design and layout can foster a form of tourism in which travellers are encouraged to be respectful and attentive. Preserving a territory’s heritage resources – natural, cultural and social – is vital to developing sustainable tourism. It is commendable that airport communities are at the heart of these changes," Jérôme Gouadain, the Secretary General of the Prix Versailles, noted in a press announcement.

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For departing, the S terminal is fine, they had the only lounge that served Kaprow that I've ever visited.....but for arrivals it's horrible with everyone herding down escalators and the train 🙄

Good to hear something else in Bangkok besides Foodland Patpong made it to the UNESCO list... 😂😜

Perhaps Vinapu  could be nominated?