Videos of Samui Island

Five teams will experience the goods in Thailand's five top tourist cities, sharing it all through videos and blog updates.

The Thai Tourism Authority launched "The Ultimate Thailand Explorers" in an attempt to boost the country’s image overseas. Three months later the final five teams, chosen by online voting, have arrived in Thailand to explore Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui for a week.

Each day the teams, made up of two people, will visit attractions at their chosen destinations and then share their experiences online through videos, photos and stories on social media sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and the official Ultimate Thailand blogs. Fans can vote for their favorite team until January 8, 2010.

Although the teams weren’t due to arrive till today, online voting started last week and will determine which team wins the Ultimate Thailand Explorers top prize of US$10,000 cash, a holiday package valued at US$3,000 and other goodies.