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The Millennium Resort Patong Phuket has launched a special promotion to celebrate its Grand Opening, and give travellers an added incentive to visit Phuket, and experience first hand this impressive property. The new hotel celebrated its Grand Opening on Tuesday this week, with a lavish event graced by HRH Princess Ubolrat Rachakanya of Thailand, and [...]
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Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C) celebrated its newest hotel opening in Phuket on Tuesday, 29 July 2008. The 421-room Millennium Resort Patong Phuket joins M&C’s growing number of new hotel openings this year.
London-listed M&C, in which Hong Leong Group Singapore has a majority stake through its property arm City Developments Ltd (CDL), is one of [...]
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The Amari Vogue Resort on pristine Tub Kaek Beach in Krabi, has launched an ‘Extravagant Luxury’ Package. The package includes:
– 4 days/ 3 nights in an Ocean Villa – Complimentary return
VIP airport transfer and 2 glasses of sparkling wine and canapé served on the way – Exotic fruit and flowers in room – [...]
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The Sheraton Grande Laguna in Phuket, a member of Starwood’s The Luxury Collection, has launched a Destination Discovery promotion. Crafted by the resort’s Chief Concierge, Priyanuch (Nadia) Suriyont, allows guests to explore Phuket’s rich culture that has evolved through it’s multi-cultural past and present, tin mining, rubber trading and a myriad of religions. The [...]
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MINOR International will take over the management of the 144-room Amari Trang Beach Resort from August 1 and will rename it Anantara Si Kao.
Director of sales Thailand, Mr Atilla Erda, said the resort would be closed for about four months for a re-design and upgrade, and would re-open on December 1.
Works will involve re-designing of [...]
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Best Western International has opened a new boutique hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The cozy 49-room Best Western Mayfair Suites is located in Bangkok’s Pratunam district, an area renowned for some of Bangkok’s best shopping options.
Each of the guest rooms at the hotel offer guests cityscape views of Thailand’s capital. Rooms are split into three categories, [...]
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Dahra Beauty and Spa, located in the Triple Two hotel in Bangkok, has partnered the PATT Foundation to offer a contribution to a greener planet by planting one tree for every Spa treatment.
Dahra Beauty & Spa uses natural products every day and has a commendable goal of giving something back to nature, communities and future [...]
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For the first time, Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, is top of Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best City list following its 2008 World’s Best Awards readers’ survey. This further strengthens Bangkok’s image as a major tourist destination in the world.
The win does not come as a surprise for Bangkok. The city has always been a consistent placer [...]
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Thai Airways International is to resume operating direct flights from Tokyo to Phuket from 17 July 2008.
TG 671 which will operate directly between Tokyo-Phuket-Bangkok was suspended in February 2005 following reduced passenger numbers after the Tsunami.
THAI will operate 2 flights per week, on Thursday and Saturday, with departure from Tokyo at 10.00 hrs. (Tokyo time) [...]
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Reigning Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has bought a beachfront villa in Phuket, Thailand. Raikkonen purchased a 279 square metre beachfront property at the Outrigger Serenity Terraces Resort Phuket, a 78-unit mixed residential-resort property in the southeast of the island.
When he opens his bedroom curtains, the 2007 Formula 1 world champion from Finland will [...]