| TAT Seeks to Attract Hong Kong Visitors to Samui |
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| 25 Apr 2008 - On 15 February, 2008, Thai Airways International launched two direct flights a day between Bangkok and Samui. In addition, Hong Kong tourists can fly direct with Bangkok Airways from Hong Kong to Samui, 4 flights a week. -- read more |
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| Bangkok Airways adds two prop planes to its fleet |
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| 18 Apr 2008 - Bangkok Airways is putting two additional ATR 72-500 propeller planes into its growing fleet to support its expanding network in Indochina and Burma in the next few years. -- read more |
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| THAI To Start First Ever Flights to Samui |
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| 18 Feb 2008 - Thai Airways International Public Company Limited today announced it will start commercial flights, for the first time, to the popular southern resort island of Samui. -- read more |
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| Highway links Hanoi – Kumming |
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| 18 Feb 2008 - ADB approves billion dollar project loan for highway links Ha Noi, Kunming .
Asian Development Bank is providing loans totaling US$1.1 billion to Viet Nam for the construction of a modern 244 kilometer highway stretching from suburban Ha Noi to Lao Cai, on Viet Nam ’s border with the People’s Republic of China ( PR C). -- read more |
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| Lao Airlines launches route to Chinese city |
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| 17 Jan 2008 - Lao Airlines opened a new route between the World Heritage town of Luang Prabang and Kunming, capital city of China's Yunnan province to meet the need of growing tourism in the region, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Monday. -- read more |
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| National park fees reduced for foreigners |
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| 7 Dec 2007 - The National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has cut the entrance fees for foreigners to national parks countrywide in a bid to lure more overseas tourists. -- read more |
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| Lao Airlines offers online booking |
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| 19 Oct 2007 - National carrier to add two more aircraft to its fledgling fleet while trying to boost sales over the internet.
Lao Airlines will introduce web-based direct sales to passengers at www. -- read more |
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| Statement of Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand |
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| 18 Sep 2007 - On Sunday 16 September 2007 , a passenger aircraft (McDonnell-Douglas 82) operated by Thai budget carrier, One-Two-GO, Flight 269, left Bangkok about 1430 and was scheduled to land in Phuket at 1600, crashed at the Phuket Airport on landing in heavy wind and strong rain with poor visibility. -- read more |
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| Travel in Napal Normal |
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24 Apr 2006 - Nepal’s travel industry members claim escalating protests and calls for democracy in the kingdom have not inconvenienced or disrupted travel.
In phone and email interviews, they said a small number of cancellations had come from would-be visitors on advice from their tour operators as a result of travel advisories issued by their governments. -- read more |
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| Bumrungrad featured on US news |
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| 24 Apr 2006 - Bangkok's Bumrungrad International Hospital was featured on the US morning news programme "Today Show" last week as part of an NBC network three-day series on medical tourism. -- read more |
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| Beijing earns 260 mln yuan in daily tourism revenue over New Year |
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| 5 Feb 2006 - Beijing earned 1.87 billion yuan (231 million U.S. dollars) - more than 260 million yuan a day - in tourism revenue during the seven-day Chinese New Year holiday, the municipality's holiday affairs office reported on Sunday. -- read more |
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| New flights spur revival |
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| 17 Nov 2005 - New flights spur revival but hoteliers want the Tourism Authority of Thailand to promote the destination more aggressively. Sze Toh Yuin Munn reports. -- read more |
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| Italy, U.S. and Australia Rank Highest as Country Brands - Thailand is Only Asian Country in Top 10 |
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| 15 Nov 2005 - NEW YORK/LONDON – Thailand ranks among the top ten travel destinations in several key tourism-related categories, including eighth overall, according to a first-of-its-kind global survey released that identifies countries as “brands” and suggests the pivotal role that branding could make in helping countries differentiate themselves. -- read more |
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| Cambodia's Poipet international gateway attracts more tourists |
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| 25 Jul 2005 - The number of foreign tourist visiting Cambodia via Banteay Meanchey province's Poipet international gateway has grown in the first six months of this year, local newspapers reported on Monday. -- read more |
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| Travel + Leisure 'World's Best': Thailand in the Top 10 |
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| 12 Jul 2005 - For the tenth consecutive year, Travel + Leisure magazine has asked its readers to help define excellence in travel by rating airlines, hotels, travel destinations and more. -- read more |
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