Advertise Here Tourists have returned to the beaches of southern Thailand less than a week after a major tsunami scare throughout the region. An earthquake underneath the Indian Ocean measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale sent panic throughout many popular Thai resorts situated on the coast of the Andaman Sea. The warning brought back memories [...]
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Thailand’s Traditional New Year, 2555 In addition to the world’s largest water fight, travellers can joint the TAT’s various programmes that encourage involvement of foreign tourists in local celebrations and traditions. What’s on, where and when? BANGKOK First Event: Wat Pho, Time: 10am to 8pm, April 12-16, 2012. Songkran celebrations in the Thai capital will begin [...]
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has teamed up with local Thai bank, Krung Thai, to launch the ‘Miracle Thailand’ debit card for tourists. According to the TAT’s Governor, Suraphon Svetasreni, the aim is to promote this year’s tourism campaign of Thailand’s ‘Miracle Year’ and encourage spending in a more convenient manner. The card, which [...]
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iPhone and Android users who are travelling to Thailand can download a brand new English-Thai-English language translation app from iTunes. The new software, produced by mobile software company, Jibbigo, provides users with speech-to-speech translations. The Jibbigo English-Thai translator is unique as it works without internet or mobile phone service. What sets Jibbigo’s English-Thai translator out [...]
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Internet search giant Google has hurried to release the Thai version of its popular Street View service. Users can access the Street View project through Google Maps The project was made a priority in a bid to show off Thailand’s tourism hotspots following the country’s worst floods in almost 60 years. Google’s Street View has [...]
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Bangkok’s primary international airport is struggling to meet the capacity of passenger numbers passing through the facility. Passengers passing through Suvarnabhumi International (BKK), which was described by the Thai government at the time as a model for the region, today face a two-hour wait at passport control. Thailand faces further tourism worries over airport capacity [...]
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Readers of the Indian edition of Travel + Leisure have voted Thailand as the World’s Best Country and World’s Best Wedding Destination during 2011. Many Thai tourism operators have taken to targeting the Indian honeymoon market. Thailand was presented with the award earlier this month at gala event in Delhi by the top selling tourism [...]
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Thailand’s government has pencilled in a budget of 6.34 billion baht (US$200 million) for its new tourism campaign for 2012. One of the Thai government’s plan is to lengthen cultural events, such as Loy Krathong (Pictured) to engage more foreign tourists. ‘Miracle Thailand Year 2012’ is due to start in late March or April to [...]
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Over 2,500 Russian travellers are stranded overseas in destinations such as the Dominican Republic, Middle East and Thailand after their tour company collapsed. One of Russia’s largest tour operators Lanta Tour Voyage ceased trading and filed for bankruptcy. Russian tourists are left stranded in Thailand, while their tour company files for bankruptcy in Moscow. The [...]
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Thailand’s tourism ministry has announced that the country’s new travel slogan “Miracle Thailand Year” and its accompanied brand awareness campaign will commence in April. Due to start at the beginning of this year, “Miracle Thailand Year” was postponed due to the devastating floods, which killed over 800 people and displaced millions. The promotion campaign will [...]
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