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Thai AirAsiaX will start daily direct flights between Bangkok Don Muang and Sapporo New Chitose Airport on May 1st 2015.
Starting from March 26, the airline also will increase the frequency of its Bangkok-Tokyo route to two flights per day. And its flights to Osaka will become daily, up from five times a week. As the result, Thai AirAsiaX will have four daily flights to Japan. [Read more…]
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Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-am, an internationally branded resort on Cha-am beach, re-launches after the completion of a 100 million baht resort refresh program. More than 150 guests from the government and private sectors in the tourism industry were given a very warm return welcome in a house-warming party on the beachfront property. Only 2.5 hours drive from Bangkok, the modernized 560-guestroom property caters to leisure and business travelers, especially for families and MICE delegates. The resort’s full range of facilities and well-trained hospitality team ensure that both local and international guests will feel at home in this “home-away-from-home”. [Read more…]
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Koh Lanta has long been one of Thailand’s best kept secrets as a laid back island paradise to get away from the crowds in Phuket and Krabi. Now AmazingLanta.com has launched a new service to make it easy to find and rent holiday villas on Koh Lanta. Unlike the burgeoning villa rental market in Phuket, it’s only comparatively recently that holiday villas for rent have begun appearing on Koh Lanta because development has been deliberately slow on the island. Located only a couple of hours journey from Krabi or Phuket airport, Koh Lanta is popular with families, backpackers and scuba divers alike as a place to find some peace and quiet, but still be near great beachside bars and restaurants. [Read more…]
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Accor, the largest international hotel operator in Thailand, opened of two beachfront Mercure resorts on Southern Thailand Island – Samui (Koh Samui) – Mercure Samui Buri and Mercure Samui Fenix.
Mercure Samui Buri Resort marks Accor’s first mid-scale hotel on the island. The hotel is situated on the secluded northern Maenam Beach, a beach that remains a secret paradise. The waters are calm and shallow for most of the year, the sandy beach is long, and has stunning vistas of Pha Ngan Island. The location is perfect for couples on a honeymoon or those in need of a relaxing break. [Read more…]
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Starting on March 29, 2009 Thai Airways International will operate all domestic and international flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai Airways will move a total of 23 domestic flights from Don Mueang Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport.
By shifting all flights to Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thai Airways will achieve a strategic objective of promoting the airport as a major THAI and Star Alliance hub. The move will enable Thai Airways to develop network of operations, improve handling efficiency and reduce operating costs. It will also increase convenience for passengers and cargo shippers, not only for Thai Airways flights, but also for those of other Star Alliance member airlines operating to and through Bangkok. [Read more…]
