As preparations get into full swing for Six Senses Phuket Raceweek 2009 – comprising four days of first-class yacht racing and five nights of glittering parties – organisers and rights holders IMAGE asia are delighted to announce that Six Senses Resorts & Spas have signed up as Title Sponsor for the second consecutive year, while [...]
Accor, the largest international hotel operator in Thailand, reaffirms its commitment and confidence in the Thai tourism industry, announcing significant expansion today. Adding to the current Thailand network of 39 hotels, Accor will add seven properties in Thailand under the Novotel, Mercure, all seasons and ibis hotel brands.
Two of the hotels are located in city [...]
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said his government may waive visa fees for all tourists for three months in a bid to boost visitor numbers following last year’s siege of Bangkok’s airports.
Abhisit—who has come under fire for including in his government members of the protest group that seized the airports in November—said late Thursday there [...]
Emirates Airline has launched Business Rewards in Thailand. An online-based programme, Business Rewards offers SMEs the opportunity to benefit from employee flights. Each time a registered employee books an Emirates flight through Business Rewards, the business earns Business Rewards Miles while the individual traveller continues to earn their Miles from Skywards, Emirates’ frequent flyer programme. [...]
The Royal Flora Ratchapruek 2008 to commemorate His Majesty King Bhumibol’s 81st Birthday Anniversary is currently being held until 10 December, 2008, at the Chalermprakiat Ratchapruek Park 2006 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The Ministry of Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, together with the Chiang Mai Provincial Administration, have joined forces in hosting [...]
Ritz-Carlton is to launch an exclusive new brand extension, The Reserve, with the March debut of the Phulay Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Krabi, Southern Thailand.
Set on the shores of the Andaman Sea, Phulay Bay, which will open 1 March 2009, will be a hideaway 54-villa and pavilion boutique hotel with unspoilt views of the [...]
Between 16-21 November 2008, 36 contestants from different cities in France, together with more than 50 members of the Miss France 2009 crew, stayed in Phuket for a special segment of the contest which is a collaboration between the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Paris office, XL Airways and BEST Tours.
“With the potential growth of [...]
The former 550-room Menam Riverside Hotel in Bangkok recently rebranded as the Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside Bangkok following an 800 million remodeling and refurbishment of the rooms and public areas.
The Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside Hotel, located on the banks of the Chaophrya River, is just 40 minutes from Bangkok’s International airport via the new Express [...]
The Chaophya Park Hotel in Bangkok has launched a very special ‘Thailand to the World’ promotion for travel trade professionals around the world.
The hotel is offering all bona fide travel trade professionals the opportunity to stay at the hotel before 31 January 2009, including over the Christmas and New Year periods, free of charge [...]
There has never been a better time to visit Thailand! From 1st November 2008 to 15th April 2009, Amari Hotels and Resorts offers travel industry personnel, including airline staff, fabulous savings of up to 55%.
Amari Bonanza Rates are available at all of the Amari properties throughout Thailand. In Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Koh Chang, Samui, [...]
