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Passenger traffic at Thailand’s airports continues to climb, with rising demand for travel to and from major hubs all across the country According to data from Airports of Thailand (AoT), reported by the Bangkok Post, a total of 56.2 million travellers passed through Thailand’s six largest state-operated airports in the first five months of 2017, […]
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A new railway line is being planned in Thailand, connecting the country’s Andaman and Gulf coasts. The Bangkok Post reports that plans for the 77km-long line were unveiled at a public hearing in southern Thailand’s Surat Thani province on Friday, and the project is now under consideration by the Thai government’s Office of Transport and
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Thailand’s NewGen taps Chinese demand for Krabi Where? Krabi (Thailand) to Hefei (China) When? Three times a week, effective immediately Who? NewGen Airways Why? Thai carrier adds another charter service to cater for the huge volume of Chinese travellers visiting Thailand’s southern beaches Anything else? Including scheduled and charter services, NewGen now connects Krabi with
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Booking data from travel company Southall Travel has revealed the top destinations of 2017. The Thai island of Phuket is the most popular long-haul destination for sun-seeking Brits this year, closely followed by Mauritius. According to the data, Goa is the third most popular long-haul beach spot this year, with the Maldives and the Indonesian island
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Hong Kong’s Cachet Hospitality Group (CHG) has agreed to take over Dewa Phuket, marking the company’s entry into the popular Thai resort destination. The luxury resort, which is located at Nai Yang Beach in the north of the island, will now undergo a major renovation before relaunching as the Cachet Resort Dewa Phuket. The refurbishment
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A major convention was held in Phuket this week, gathering 450 wedding planners from 65 countries to the Thai island. The fourth Destination Wedding Planners (DWP) Congress 2017 took place from 2-4 May, as part of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) bid to position Phuket, and Thailand as a whole, as a destination for
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has teamed up with Thai Airways to celebrate the launch of the national carrier’s new Beijing-Phuket flights. The new route marks THAI’s first direct service from mainland China to Phuket, and its launch is being celebrated with a three-day fam trip to Phuket for Chinese travel agents and members
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Bangladesh gets low-cost Dubai link Where? Dubai (UAE) to Sylhet (Bangladesh) When? Four times a week, effective immediately (rising to six per week in May 2017) Who? Flydubai Why? New low-cost link to tap demand for trade between two Muslim countries, including overseas workers in the Gulf Anything else? Located in northeast Bangladesh, Sylhet is
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New Macau charters for Cambodia Angkor Air Where? Sihanoukville (Cambodia) to Macau (China) When? Twice a week, effective immediately Who? Cambodia Angkor Air Why? New charter service to tap Chinese demand for Cambodian beach holidays Anything else? When President Airlines’ Antonov 24 landed at Sihanoukville Airport in 2004 it was the first commercial aircraft to
Phuket’s cruise sector received a major boost on Wednesday (8 March 2017), when two large Royal Caribbean ships called at the Thai resort island. The Mariner of the Seas, which docked in Phuket on Tuesday for an overnight call, was joined by its sister ship Ovation of the Seas on Wednesday, which was making its
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