Archive for the ‘Thailand’ Category

Tourists Warned Not to Rent Jet-skis in Phuket or Pattaya, Thailand

PHUKET – One of the strongest warnings yet for tourists not to ride jet-skis in Phuket or Pattaya has been published online today under the heading: ‘Jet-ski at your own peril in Phuket and Pattaya.’ The cover story at the Indian site, bangaloremirror.com, goes on to add: ”Police are ‘hand-in-glove’ with the mafia.”

April 27, 2012   Posted in: Thailand

Have You Heard of Thailand’s Amazing Songkran Festival?

Just in case you may have missed last week’s Amazing Thailand Songkran Splendors Festival, one of the most magical events on the annual calendar, we wanted to share some images and information in the hope that you will mark your calendar for next year! The Songkran Splendors Festival highlights the Thai New Year celebrations and [...]

April 20, 2012   Posted in: Thailand

SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT IN THAILAND NAMED ONE OF WORLD’S MOST SOCIAL AIRPORTS

Facebook revealed the “World’s Top 10 Most Social Airports” and our very own Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok made the list at the number 10 spot. Suvarnhabhumi Airport was the only airport in Asia to be included in this list, and one out of the two international airports to be recognized.           [...]

January 3, 2012   Posted in: Thailand

New E-Guide Makes Responsible Travel in Mekong Region Easy

6 September 2011 – A new online e-guide  describes over 185 responsible holiday activities in the Mekong river region of Southeast Asia. Only responsible tourism operators and suppliers have been included in the website. The aim of the guide is to boost demand for the many responsible businesses in the Mekong region that now cater to all [...]

September 6, 2011   Posted in: Asia General, Thailand

Phuket Thailand Arrivals Forecast to Top 4 Million in 2011

According to data released today in C9 Hotelworks’ Phuket Hotel Market Update, arrivals to Asia’s leading resort destination in the first half of the year increased 20% over the same period in 2010. Numbers are straining the handling capacity of the airport with Airports of Thailand expecting 7.95 million passengers (including domestic passengers) this year, which [...]

August 9, 2011   Posted in: Thailand

Thailand to Stage a Royal Barge Procession in October 22, 2011

One of the grandest spectacles in the Kingdom of Thailand, the Royal Barge Procession on the Chao Phraya – the ‘River of Kings’ – is an ancient tradition that was revived by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1959. To commemorate HM King Bhumibol’s 84th birthday, a Royal Kathin Royal Barge Procession will be taking [...]

August 5, 2011   Posted in: Thailand

The Outrigger in Phuket Opens Spacious Suites

PHUKET, THAILAND, August 2011 – The 26-hectare Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas opened 19 ultra spacious new self contained suites, yesterday, 1 August. The new inventory is in a standalone, mountain-view area of the property with its own 25-metre pool, pool bar, gym, and all-day restaurant, called Panache.

August 3, 2011   Posted in: Thailand

The Anantara Hua Hin Resort in Thailand is calling All Elephant Reporters between the Ages of 7 and 15!

Ensuring that the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament, taking place September 4-11, 2011, celebrates its 10th anniversary from a truly unique point of view, Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas is launching an international youth competition to search for a ‘Roving Elephant Reporter’ – for children between the ages of seven and 15.

July 7, 2011   Posted in: Thailand

A New Prime Minister, A New Era of Stability for Thailand’s Tourism?

Story & Photo By Luc Citrinot, eTN | July, 2011 BANGKOK, Thailand (eTN) – It was an exceptional result for Thailand’s opposition party Pheu Thai on July 3. By winning an overwhelming majority of the vote – almost 53% of all votes and 262 of the 536 seats in the parliament, this election might finally [...]

July 6, 2011   Posted in: Thailand

Biking Around the Mekong and Beyond with SpiceRoads in Thailand

By Luc Citrinot, eTN | June, 2011 BANGKOK/UBON RATCHATHANI (eTN) – On the way from Ubon Ratchathani (Eastern Isan province in Thailand) to the Laotian border, farmers and shop owners along the way do not wonder anymore at caravans of Western bikers passing along paddy fields, villages as well as the Mekong River. Riding from [...]

June 30, 2011   Posted in: Thailand