Archive for 2008

Dec
20

2008 ThailandTravelOnline.com Essay Contest Winners

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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Last month we invited university students from across Thailand to join our first ThailandTravelOnline.com Essay Contest with the goal to help foreign visitors learn more about Thailand and make an ...

Dec
17

Thailand Underwater Wedding 2009

Beaches & Islands, Festivals & Events, Southern, Thailand Calendar of Events
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Each Valentine’s Day since 1996 the world renowned Trang Underwater Wedding Ceremony has become one of Thailand’s most unusual annual events.  The 2009 event promises to be more popular than ...

Dec
03

Bangkok Airport Reopened

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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December 3, 2008 - Bangkok Airport Reopens The week-long PAD occupation of Suvarnbhumi International Airport was officially over after Thailand’s Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, was removed from his premiership yesterday while ...

Dec
01

Chiang Mai Ratchaphruek Exposition and Floral Show 2008

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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Visitors to Chiang Mai in early December should mark on their calendars that the site of the Ratchaphruek floral show that astounded visitors for 3 months in 2006 will be ...

Nov
27

Is It Safe to Travel to Thailand?

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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Yesterday I wrote about the absurdity of forcing a political agenda by closing off the Bangkok International Airport as a form of public demonstration (view article).  I predicted a terrible ...

Nov
26

Closure Of Bangkok Airport – Certain to Harm Tourism Industry

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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Chiang Mai, November 26, 2008 - The mob actions of Thailand's PAD party that resulted in the temporary closure of the Bangkok International Airport is certain to harm an already ...

Nov
26

Bangkok Airport Closure

Thailand News Feeds, Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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Bangkok – Several thousands anti-government protesters, People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), blocked the entrance of the $US3 billion international Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok and ordered the officials to close the ...

Nov
11

1st Pai International Film and Animation Festival 2008 in Mae Hong Son

Festivals & Events, General Interest, Thailand Calendar of Events
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Tourism Authority of Thailand of Mae Hong Son and Pai municipal district gladly welcome you to the “1st Pai International Film and Animation Festival 2008,” an open air cinema, from ...

Nov
06

The 19th Lampang Ceramic Fair 2008

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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The province of Lampang in the North of Thailand has been long renowned for its craftsmanship in ceramic arts and crafts and its reputed “Tra-Gai” or Rooster-painted ceramic bowls. The 19th ...

Nov
05

KylieX2008 World Tour Live in Bangkok

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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After giving audiences in UK and Europe such an impressive vibe, Kylie Minogue continues her KylieX2008 World Tour concert and will rock Thai fans with her one night only performance ...